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All Saints Lutheran Church ELCA
November 7, 2021
All Saints Sunday
The mission of All Saints Lutheran Church is to gather all people in a community immersed in
God’s Word through worship and learning that equips us to serve the world in the name of Jesus.
To Contact the Church Office:
Phone: 301-249-6300
church@allsaintsbowie.org
16510 Mount Oak Road, Bowie, MD 20716
www.allsaintsbowie.org
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Pastor: Rev. Angela Shannon (she/hers)
301-249-6300
Email: pastorshannon@allsaintsbowie.org
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Sunday Worship Live Stream at 10:30 am is
here: https://youtu.be/yYSmq6bc2So
The Facebook Livestream: https://
www.facebook.com/AllSaintsBowie/
live_videos/
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God’s Word Today:
Of all three years of the lectionary
cycle, this year’s All Saints readings
have the most tears. Isaiah and
Revelation look forward to the day when
God will wipe away all tears; in John’s
gospel, Jesus weeps along with Mary
and all the gathered mourners before he
demonstrates his power over death. On
All Saints Day we celebrate the victory
won for all the faithful dead, but we
grieve for our beloved dead as well,
knowing that God honors our tears. We
bring our grief to the table and find
there a foretaste of Isaiah’s feast to
come.
This morning’s complete worship is printed in this booklet.
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GATHERING
PRELUDE
WELCOME
(Please stand, as able.)
ENTRANCE HYMN: “The Trumpets Sound, the Angels Sing” (stanzas 1,3) (next page)
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS:
P: Blessed be the holy Trinity,☩ one God,
the God of manna, the God of miracles, the God of mercy.
C Amen.
P: Trusting in the mercy of God, let us confess our sin.
(Pause for brief moment of reflection)
P: God, our provider,
help us.
It is hard to believe there is enough to share.
We question your ways when they differ from the ways
of the world in which we live.
We turn to our own understanding
rather than trusting in you.
We take offense at your teachings and your ways.
Turn us again to you.
Where else can we turn?
Share with us the words of eternal life
and feed us for life in the world. Amen.
P: Beloved people of God:
in Jesus, the manna from heaven,
you are fed and nourished.
By Jesus, the worker of miracles,
there is always more than enough.
Through Jesus, ☩ the bread of life,
you are shown God’s mercy:
you are forgiven and loved into abundant life.
C: Amen.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P We pray together. Almighty God ,
you have knit your people together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment,
and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you, through Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever. Amen.
GREETING
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
(Please be seated)
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(Stanzas 1,3)
OPENING HYMN
WORD
FIRST READING: Isaiah 25:6-9
Isaiah sees a vision of the end of days, when God will gather all people on God’s holy mountain and will prepare for them a rich
feast. At this banquet God will wipe the tears from all eyes. And there will be no more sorrow, for God will destroy death itself.
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On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines,
of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear.
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And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples,
the sheet that is spread over all nations;
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he will swallow up death forever.
Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces,
and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken.
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It will be said on that day,
Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
L The word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.
Psalm 24 (Read responsively by whole verse)
1
The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
the world and those who dwell therein.
2
For the Lord has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
3
Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord,
and who may stand in God’s holy place?
4
Those of innocent hands and purity of heart,
who do not swear on God’s being, nor do they pledge by what is false.
5
They shall receive blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of their salvation.
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Such is the generation of those who seek you, O Lord,
of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
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Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
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Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!
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Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
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Who is this King of glory?
Truly, the Lord of hosts is the King of glory.
SECOND READING: Revelation 21:1-6a
Here is a vision of the new heaven and new earth in which God resides fully with God’s people so that mourning, despair, and
pain have been eradicated. These renewing words from the God who spans all of time are trustworthy and true.
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I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was
no more. 2And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
“See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them;
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he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away.” (continue next page)
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And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write
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this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6aThen he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the beginning and the end.”
L The word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Please stand, as able.)
The HOLY GOSPEL
P The Holy Gospel according to St. John the 11th chapter.
C Glory to you, O Lord.
Through the raising of Lazarus, Jesus offers the world a vision of the life to come, when death and weeping will be no more.
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When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had
been here, my brother would not have died.” 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with
her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34He said, “Where have you laid
him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35Jesus began to weep. 36So the Jews said, “See how he loved
him!” 37But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from
dying?”
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Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against
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it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there
is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed,
you would see the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father,
I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the
crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43When he had said this, he cried with a
loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth,
and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
P The Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
MESSAGE for the CHILDREN
SERMON
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(Please stand, if able.)
HYMN OF THE DAY
(Stanzas 1,5)
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COMMENDATION of the FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Music: “When We Gather at the River”
Jane Angelo Doris Eck-Olds Linda Mahoney Kenneth Shannon Sr.
Mel Antonen Edward Jude Feeney Zenobia McKoy Shirley F. Shorter
Linda T. Baine Carol Freudenberg Linda L.S. “Muffie” Moroney Tom Siegel
Sigrid Beecher Pastor Carey Gardiner Glen Palman Carolyn Spriggs
Rev. James Brassard Donna Giannattasio Mike Patchan Eugenia Tobin
Maribel Caskey Carole Horner Raymond Pierson Ardyth Vos
Bill Castellini Rev. E. Harold Jansen Jim Ramstad Greg Vos
Jimmy Colclough Steven Jones Peter Ryback Sally Vos
Donald Conrad Bud Livelsberger Joe Scalisi Prof. Lou Jeanne Walton
Hazel Dalton Arthur “Art” K. Lohsen Janette Schlereth Those we have lost
Anna DiNapoli Donna Lyng Mary G. Seale to COVID-19
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APOSTLE’S CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended into hell.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE PRAYERS
(The Worship Assistant offers the prayers and concludes each petition with, “Lord, in your mercy.” The congregation
responds “Hear our prayer”). Everyone listed here is important to a person of the congregation. Please include them in your
praying throughout the week so that they know and feel God’s power and presence. Please review the prayer list and provide
updates to the church office. Names will begin to rotate off the Prayer List if they have been there for 60 days without an
update. Please send prayer requests to church@allsaintsbowie.org)
P Into your hands O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, Trusting in your mercy through Your
Son, Jesus Christ, Our Lord. C Amen
PEACE
P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C And also with you.
(Please be seated)
OFFERING (offering plates are in the narthex to minimize contact)
Offering Music: “We See the Lord”………………………………...…………..Betty Pulkingham
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MEAL
(Please stand, as able.)
OFFERTORY PRAYER
A We pray together.
C Blessed are you, O God, for the greening earth given for all, for the talents we are given to
share, and for this bread and wine. Transform us to be the body of Christ, that, feasting on
this food and drink, our lives may reflect your generosity; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
GREAT THANKSGIVING
P It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, …..:
9(Please have your elements. Congregation will be directed to receive elements after the Lord’s Prayer.)
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
P: On the night in which he was betrayed,
our Lord Jesus took bread and gave thanks;
broke it and gave it to his disciples saying:
take and eat, this is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
this cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of Sin.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
Promising God may the bread of your eternal banquet bring hope to the hungry.
May the wine of your kingdom give strength to those who thirst.
Fill heaven and earth with the ever-rolling stream of your righteousness,
ever one God, Father, +Son, and Holy Spirit now and forever.
C: Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
P Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray:
C Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen
We receive the Eucharist (The congregation is invited to receive the elements)
P The body of Christ given for you. C Amen
The blood of Christ shed for you. C Amen
BLESSING
P Now may the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
C Amen
PRAYER
A Let us pray.
A We thank you, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have fed us in a way that we can understand,
with the saving body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Enliven us by your presence in this
meal, that we may be your presence in the world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C Amen 10SENDING
BENEDICTION
P Now to God who by the power at work within us is able
to accomplish abundantly far more than we can ask or imagine,
to God be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations,
forever and ever.
C Amen
CLOSING HYMN: “For All Your Saints, O Lord” (stanzas 1,2,5) (next page)
(Stanzas 1,2,5)
DISMISSAL
A Go in peace. You are the body of Christ.
C Thanks be to God.
Postlude: “When the Saints Go Marching In”
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11MINISTRY OF THE SAINTS THIS WEEK - November 7, 2021
Sunday Worship Livestream at 11:00 am is here: https://youtu.be/yYSmq6bc2So
The Facebook Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsBowie/live_videos/
WELCOME GUESTS!
You are welcome here: no crossed fingers, no qualifiers, no “yes, buts”, no if-thens, and no encoded language. When
we say ALL, we mean it! The good news that we share is this: That Jesus’s saving grace and loving embrace is for the
entirety of creation, without exception.
So, if you are new to All Saints or just visiting, WELCOME! We are so glad to meet you. If you did not
already, please see an usher to receive your welcome gift.
We would love to get to know you better! We have created a welcome card to learn a bit about you. We
invite you to go to https://tinyurl.com/s892rzh5 or scan the QR code below with your smart device to fill
it out. One of our friendly volunteers will be in touch with you soon.
SUNDAY WORSHIP IN THE SANCTUARY: All Saints Sunday, November 7, worship begins at 10:30 am.
This Sunday we will have a Commemoration of the Faithful Departed during worship, (members, family, and friends
who have died since last All Saints Sunday). Following worship there will be a dedication of Blue Spruce tree that has
been planted in loving memory of Art Lohsen. You no longer need to use SignUp Genius, just sign-in when you
arrive. Masks are required. If you have been exposed to COVID or are not feeling well, please stay home. Everyone
is asked to turn in a COVID waiver if you have not done so yet. Copies will be attached to the bulletin emails and
available at the church when you come. Wristbands will be available for people to indicate the level of contact they
will be comfortable with while attending church. Virtual worship will be available to everyone who does not attend in-
person.
More on the Social Distance Preference Wristbands: When you come into church, there will be three trays of
wristbands for you to wear at church. The green wristband will indicate that you are okay with high 5’s and hugs, the
yellow wristband will indicate you are okay with talking, but no touching, and the red wristband will indicate that you are
keeping your distance. Please choose the one you are comfortable with when you attend church on Sunday.
CHOIR PRACTICE WILL begin at 9:50 am on Sunday morning.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY: The Adult Bible study class is held via Zoom at 9:00 am. The class will study the current
week's lectionary readings, as found in the bulletin sent out every week prior to service. No materials are needed other
than a Bible and/or the bulletin. Just click on the link below and follow the prompts on your computer or smartphone.
If you don't have either, you can use the Germantown phone number listed below to participate using your land line
phone. Any questions, please contact the class facilitator Sven Allenbach-Schmidt. Join Zoom Meeting: https://
us02web.zoom.us/j/81265831091?pwd=endSWW1CRlRVRUFjdVp4bTZOekpVQT09
Meeting ID: 812 6583 1091 Password: 023260
One tap mobile: +13017158592,,81265831091#,,,,0#,,023260# US (Germantown)
Announcing a Special Meeting of the Congregation
Notice to members:
Council approved a proposal for the Congregation to consider the purchase and installation of solar panels for finan-
cial considerations as well as part of our Care 4 Creation. To that end, Council has called a special Congregational
Meeting for Sunday, November 21, at 2 pm for one item of business, the consideration of the purchase of solar panels.
The meeting will be held via Zoom.
The motion to be voted upon is:
"Council is authorized to enter into an agreement with Nova Solar for the installation of solar panels on the
church building and is further authorized to finance the initial cost up to $200,000 by a loan through ELCA’s
Mission Investment Fund."
Please watch you email/mail for an information package that will be sent out on Monday, November 8. Please discuss
any questions you may have with Council members.
12Serve Team
Support for our November Warm Nights Hosting Week
So that we can continue to be actively engaged in supporting Warm Nights during this pandemic and CCSI's ho-
tel-setting operation, the Serve Team invites you to contribute bag lunches which you will drop off at church for de-
livery to CCSI on November 10 and 12, the Wednesday and Friday of our fall hosting week. Our drop-off and deliv-
ery system will work as it did last November. (It's not complicated, so don't be deterred by our compulsive detailing
of instructions (smile)!)
Using the SignUp Genius link below, each volunteering individual/family will sign up to deliver to ASLC one
dozen bag lunches (content guidelines follow here and on the SignUp Genius page) either the evening before or the
morning of the November 10 and November 12 CCSI pickups:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084CACAE2FA4F49-warm
When you sign up, include an email address AND indicate in the comment section your choice of drop-off time so we
can plan accordingly. Our goal is to provide CCSI with nine dozen lunches each of the two days. Your drop-off op-
tions for the Wednesday CCSI pick-up are 5:30-6:30 pm on Tuesday evening, November 9, or 8:00-9:00 am Novem-
ber 10. For the Friday CCSI pick-up, your drop-off options are 5:30-6:30 pm on Thursday, the 11th, or 8:00 -9:00 am
on Friday, the 12th. Your drop-off location will be immediately inside ASLC's front door. Please wear a mask and
maintain social-distancing when dropping off your lunches. A Serve Team volunteer will transfer all lunches from
the entryway to our kitchen refrigerator for storage until the CCSI van arrives late morning of each day for delivery to
the Warm Nights site hotel. Persons who have questions or are unable to drop off their lunches at the designated
times should contact Liz Muller in advance to make special arrangements.
The brown-bag lunch instructions are the following:
• wear food-handling gloves during preparation
• include the following in each brown-bag lunch
- one sandwich: lunch meat (no mayo) OR peanut butter/jelly
- a tangerine/halo OR a fruit cup (include a spoon for the fruit cup)
- one bag chips
- napkin
• Do not staple the bags containing meat sandwiches shut as we will add condiments. Please do staple the PBJ
bags. Finally, label each bag on the outside with the type of sandwich.
• The SignUp also includes the option of donating cases of water. We want to provide CCSI with four 24-bottle
cases of water each day.
We will also be sending a monetary donation to CCSI for $1500, the full amount of our budgeted 2020
Warm Nights benevolence. The Serve Team extends our gratitude to all of you for your faithful, sustained support of
Warm Nights.
Extravagant Generosity—The Heart of Giving was the theme for Consecration Sunday this year. The total
amount consecrated to God during worship on October 24 was $170,360.
Thank you to the Stewardship Ministry Team for planning all these events associate with Consecration Sunday. Most
of all, thank you for the generous response of the members of All Saints Lutheran Church who submitted Estimate of
Giving pledges to support the mission and ministries of this congregation! To date, 25 members have submitted EoG
cards for a total of $170,360. This is a decrease of $94,264 from 2021. However, there is good news! More than half
of our members increased their pledges, and we received two new pledges this year. The top eight families/giving
units pledged more than $10,000 each for a total of $110,000. May the Lord be praised for the powerful guiding of
The Holy Spirit!
Thank you to everyone who filled out an estimate of giving card for 2022. If
you have not had a chance to fill out your estimate of giving card, it is not too
late. You can either will it out digitally by using the following link https://
forms.gle/T3y7K8NfsKwgxuBQA or you can fill out a paper estimate of
giving card on Sunday. If you need one mailed to you, please email Jean at
church@allsaintsbowie.org . Thank you!
13Gifts of Hope Ministry for 2021
1 John 4:21 And he has given us this command:
Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister
The season of Advent is coming soon, and the Gifts of Hope team will continue to support All Saints
participation in this alternative gift-giving program and ministry sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington DC
Synod of the ELCA for 29 years. We will place a Gifts of Hope table, unattended, in the Narthex during
Sundays in Advent, November 28 through December 21, with paper catalogs displaying the many gifts you can
choose from to bring HOPE to others locally and internationally. Give for the young and the elderly, for college
students, seminarians, and those rebuilding their lives or seeking work, and for those who need food, housing, or
health care. Thank you for your extravagant generosity!
There are two ways to purchase your gifts of hope during this second Covid Advent Season:
(1) Mail in. Read the GOH catalog (pick up a paper catalog or view on the website), select your beneficiary
organization and amount, and complete the paper form now available at the back of the gift catalog (or you can
print a form off the Gifts of Hope website). The form includes a space for you to designate your ELCA church
name. Mail your completed form, with your check made out to Gifts of Hope and addressed directly to: Gifts of
Hope, c/o Natalie Cain, 7901 Bethelen Woods Lane, Springfield, VA 22153. We will not be collecting any
forms or checks at the church. The directions and address are on the form also.
(2) Online. Go to the Gifts of Hope website http://www.giftsofhopedc.org/ and scroll down to the Give a Gift
button and proceed. All major credit cards and multiple online payment options are accepted. Digital Gift of
Hope Christmas cards and beneficiary organization insert cards are available on the website.
If you have further questions, contact Susan DeHart, Pat McCartney, Donna Wilson.
WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY
12/1/2021 to 1/12/2022
The Difficult Words of Jesus
Join us during Advent +2 for an examination of the most difficult teachings of Jesus, with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine,
Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University and Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler
Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at The Hartford Seminary. This is a 6 session
DVD course with discussion meeting Wednesday nights at 6 pm. Feel free to eat dinner or a snack during the
class sessions, and invite your friends. The student books for the class will be available for pickup at All Saints
beginning in mid-November. Additional details can be found in the November Grapevine. For more information
about any of these courses, please contact the Adult Christian Education coordinator, Sven Allenbach-Schmidt.
Note: There will not be a class 12/29/2021
The Difficult Words of Jesus class will meet via Zoom at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85297926458?pwd=VUJSOGtGa3lTMnh3aisxWDNkU3VZUT09
Meeting ID: 852 9792 6458 Passcode: 414495
Community-Wide Interfaith Thanksgiving Service:
"Turning (Back) to One Another: Staying Safe While Sharing Our Lives."
Sunday November 21, at 7 pm,
The service will be hybrid with some limited in-person at Temple Solel and online.
Watch the bulletin for more details.
All Saints is now part of Amazon Smile!
Whenever you shop on Amazon, you can benefit All Saints automatically through Amazon Smile.
Use smile.amazon.com/, log in to your Amazon account and select All Saints Lutheran Church as your
beneficiary. More information can be found at tinyurl.com/aslcgive Make sure the URL says
“smile.amazon.com" each time you shop!
14A Hoopsi Blue Spruce tree has been planted
in loving memory of Art Lohsen. This tree is
located in the open area to the left of the
east entrance into All Saints. The tree will
be dedicated on All Saints Sunday,
November 7th after the Worship Service.
ASLC LIVING-WELL cancer SUPPORT GROUP will only be meeting VIRTUALLY this month, on
Saturday, November 20 at 10 am. Please contact Deb Ariguzo to receive the invite link or to address any
questions.
THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE will begin its work soon to invite people to be nominated for
leadership roles for All Saints Lutheran Church. The 2021 Nominating Committee asks that you
consider your skills, abilities, and God’s calling for you. Pray with God about how you might use
what God has given you to be a leader. Please watch the bulletin and the December Grapevine for
more information.
THANK YOU for your online and/or in-person contributions to support the mission and ministry of All
Saints. Boxes of offering envelopes for the 2022 year, will only be available by request. If you would like to
receive a box, please send an email to financial.secretary@allsaintsbowie.org If you are choosing to use
offering envelopes, please consider making a donation to offset the cost of the envelopes. If you have any
questions, please contact Emily Summerlot, Financial Secretary.
ASLC Women’s Book Group to Meet on November 13
The next gathering of the ASLC Women’s Book Group will occur via Zoom on Saturday morning, November
13, when we will discuss The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. The gathering will begin at 9:00 a.m. Maria
Parisi will lead the discussion and Emily Summerlot will be our host. The New York Times review of The
Midnight Library stated, “The book is an absorbing but comfortable read...a vision of limitless possibility, of
new roads taken, of new lives lived, of a whole different world available to us somehow, somewhere, might be
exactly what’s wanted in these troubled and troubling times.”
All are welcome, whether you have read the book or would like to learn more about it. We love to welcome
family and friends to the discussions! Please contact Louise Waynant if you have questions or would like
additional information.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85450188795?pwd=d2ptQXBIL21MNGdIa1JiejhOUFgwUT09
Meeting ID: 854 5018 8795 Passcode: 603755 Dial in: 301 715 8592
15tinyurl.com/giveaslc
For October: For 2021:
Given as of October 31: $21,867.10 Given as of October 31: $239,713.70
Needed for October: $30,225.00 Needed for 2021: $362,700.00
Still Needed: $8,357.90 Still Needed: $122,986.30
OUR THANKS FOR THOSE WHO SERVE TODAY: Readings and Psalm for Sunday, November 14,
For Next Week’s Sunday School Class
Assisting Minister: Mark Steiner
Daniel 12:1-3
Lector: Malachi Bontrager The deliverance of God’s people at the end
Psalm 16
Production: Austin DeMarco My heart is glad and my spirit rejoices; my body
shall rest in hope. (Ps. 16:9)
Social Media: Uzoma Ariguzo
Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25
The way to God opened through Christ’s death
Mark 13:1-8
The end and the coming of the Son
Request for Prayers
This congregation believes in the power of prayer and that God listens. We invite you to share your prayer needs and
concerns with us. Email to the church office at church@allsaintsbowie.org.
Today’s Date:____________________________
I request prayers for Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________
Description of the Concern or Celebration: __________________________________________________________
Requested by: _______________________________ Your Telephone Number: ____________________________
Please check all that is applicable:
_____ Public Prayer (shared with the congregation in worship) _____ Pastoral phone call requested
_____ Praying Team (shared with Prayer Team and Staff) _____ Pastor Only
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