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While saying Evening Prayer the other day, I prayed the words from Psalm 96, “Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” This set me thinking about beauty, not only the beauty of God’s holiness, but beauty itself. For we live in an area that is justifiably famous for its beauty.
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Many people flock to the greater Carmel area, especially during July’s Carmel Bach Festival. In addition to Festival performances taking place at the church, several Festival musicians will sing or play at the 10:30 a.m. liturgy this month. The children involved in our own Bach to the Future program will also offer beautiful music.
July 2012 Disciples Glorifying Christ & Serving Others www.allsaintscarmel.org
Ironically, some of us local residents leave home this month, despite the beauty that attracts so many tourists and music lovers. It might be the beauty of other locales that attracts us. Or perhaps it is the beauty of family and friends that draws us temporarily away from our own dazzling environment. How do we respond to so much beauty, and how do we see it afresh, since we are constantly surrounded by it? And how do the psalmist’s words apply to our lives? First, it helps to look for God’s presence in the beauty we experience in our surroundings and our relationships. The Church teaches us to enjoy beauty as a gift from God. In fact, the early Church held beauty to be one of three approaches to God, along with truth and goodness. From this perspective, we are called to live as tourists, by looking with fresh eyes at the world though the lens of gratitude to God.
Our area provides people from around the world with a canvas of vibrant colors and pleasing images. This canvas reaches from Big Sur to the Salinas and Carmel Valleys, and details its stunning scenery, golf courses, galleries, restaurants, wineries, shops, and crowds of people from near and far. One of my favorite ways of participating in Second, and again like tourists, we the beauty that marks our area is by are called to seek out new events and environments to enjoy. We walking its beaches. Continued on page 2
Contents our Rector’s
Message..................2
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