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On a number of occasions over the past one hundred years, All Saints’ has been poised for a significant change with the start of a major new ministry. Examples that come to mind are constructing the new church building, starting the day school, and establishing Santa Lucia chapel and campground. At such times many members might not even have realized that a major change for the better was about to take place.

August 2012 Disciples Glorifying Christ & Serving Others www.allsaintscarmel.org

A The Center for Christian Transformation offers the festivals and also provides a means for those who have participated in a festival to stay connected with each other, either as a whole or in smaller, self-selecting units. The center also provides continuing resources and a forum for conversation and prayer. The primary medium of the center is the internet. By mid-August the Once again we are travelling around center’s website, www.CCTCarmel.org, an historic corner that opens onto a will be operational. new horizon. This time the significant What is the Festival? new beginning is the Festival of Q Christian Spirituality, taking place The festival is a weekend at the end of September. I want to A gathering designed to create a prepare you for this milestone and encourage you to participate in this Christ-centered and Spirit-inspired in discernment, new ministry, either by attending community celebration, and prayer around a or by helping to offer hospitality to participants. The following questions theme relevant to our lives and to and answers can help you decide the wellbeing of society. We will be invited to open ourselves to the Holy how to get involved. Spirit in order to perceive society and our own role in the world from the Q What is this new ministry? perspective of Christ. We will ask the A The ministry is two-fold, Holy Spirit to ignite the bush that comprising the Center for Christian does not burn so that we, like Moses, Transformation and the Festival of can be changed. We will ask God to Christian Spirituality. Continued on page 2

Contents our Rector’s

Message..................1

our Worship...............................4 our Community.........................5 our Discipleship.........................6 our Stewardship........................7

our Outreach...........................10 our Youth

Ministry..................12

the Business

of the Vestry .......13

our Upcoming

Events...............13

our Mission

and Vision...........16


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