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All Saints’ Episcopal Parish Ninth & Dolores, Carmel-by-the-Sea We Are a Community for Christian Transformation

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Like the original disciples, in responding to Jesus we discover that we have become part of a life-giving community. With thanksgiving and reverence we affirm that Jesus Christ dwells at the heart of All Saints’. We are a community that draws people of all ages into a fellowship of love and Christian formation. Transformation is a friendly word describing what happens to those who follow Jesus. Peter, James, John, Martha, Mary, and others were changed in profound ways by their proximity to Jesus Christ. In his presence they were saturated with divine goodness and love; it was like drinking life, and the more they drank, the more they yearned for. Transformation speaks of being alive with vitality and hope. Through Christ we are set free from guilt and a sense of inadequacy. As we accept that we are loved beyond our imagination, we are transformed. This, in turn, inspires us to love others. Of course we never become perfect, but we know that God brings new life, even in the most difficult circumstances. Christ's mysterious, sacramental presence draws us into a community of service.

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The Story of My Calling Let me tell you a story of when I was questioning whether God was calling me to serve as your rector. Beyond the interviews, the matching of skills with needs, and the symmetry of personalities, a basic question persisted: "Is All Saints’ where you, O God, want me to serve?" When the vestry phoned on a Saturday evening inviting me to be your rector, I still had to answer this basic question. I thanked the vestry, offered a prayer, asked to take their invitation into a retreat I had planned for the following Monday, and promised to call on Wednesday. My two clergy friends suggested we set aside the topic of our retreat and devote our conversation to discerning God’s purpose for me, All Saints’, and another community with which I was in conversation. By Tuesday

February 2012 Disciples Glorifying Christ & Serving Others

Contents our Rector’sMessage...................2

our Stewardship........................7

our Upcoming

the VestryMessage.....................3

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

our Mission

our Worship...............................4

our Volunteer

our Community.........................5 our Discipleship.........................6

the Business

Schedule ..........12

of The Vestry ......13

Events...............14

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


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