Volume LXXXIII, Number 1, January, 2010

God calls us to All Saints’ Episcopal Church, the oldest Episcopal Church in Oakland County (est.

1837). Here, all who seek the love of Christ are welcome. Here, we seek to deepen our spiritual livesthrough a rich heritage of worship and music. Here, we seek to serve the wider community, as He callsus to do, through ministry and service. Here, we look to our past for inspiration and to the future withanticipation

Adopted by the Vestry on September 15, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!Monthly Bulletin Moves toOnline Format

Beginning with the February 2010 edition,The Bulletin will no longer be distributedin bulk mail format. The Vestry and Rectorhave concluded that distributing TheBulletin primarily in online format is amore appropriate use of our financialresources, staff and volunteer time, andwill allow us to practice goodenvironmental stewardship by reducing theuse of paper and toner. We estimate thatby eliminating the need for a bulk mailingevery month we can save approximately$1200 per year, which is money that isneeded for other ministries of our parish.Instead of receiving your copy through theU.S. Mail, everyone with an email addresson file with the parish office will receiveThe Bulletin as an attachment to an email.The Bulletin will also be available for

viewing, downloading, and printing fromthe parish website. If you are unsurewhether your email address is on file withus, please send an email tonormawarner@allsaintspontiac.org and she will add your address to theelectronic mailing list.Although the new format will bedistributed primarily online, there will stillbe some paper being produced. Our shut-inparishioners and those residing at senior orassisted living communities willautomatically receive a paper copy, andthere will be paper copies available in theRose Kneale Room. Additionally, anyonewho requests to be kept on the "paper"mailing list will receive a copy by mail,although if you are a regular churchgoerplease consider whether picking up a copywhen you come on Sunday would besatisfactory. If you want to continuereceiving a mailed paper copy of TheBulletin please call Norma at the parishoffice at and let her know.The format of the monthly newsletter willalso change slightly, shifting from anannouncement-driven format to a"features" newsletter with reflections,vestry news, birthday lists, Ann Poole'swonderful "Didya Know?" column, andother features written by parishioners,committees, or ministry groups. It is myhope that more groups and individuals willcontribute to The Bulletin so that we canall be inspired and informed.

If you wouldlike to have a reflection, story, article orfeature published in The Bulletin, pleaseget your piece to Norma no later thanthe 25th of the month.

Time-sensitiveannouncements and notice of upcomingevents will be distributed by the weeklyChurchpost emails you already receive, theflat screen at church, verbalannouncements at services, and theannouncements section of the weeklyservice leaflets.In closing, I want to acknowledge that thismay be a challenging change for some ofus. The circulation of a mailed monthlynewsletter is a time-honored churchtradition, and it will not be an unusualthing for some of us to feel some sadnessor even annoyance as we shift to a newformat of receiving information. Pleaseknow that I am open to discussing anyconcerns you may have. Most importantly,I want to urge all of you not to see thischange as a symptom of decline, becauseit is not. Rather, it is a re-focusing of ourresources as we attempt to practice thebest possible stewardship of both our ownresources and that of our environment.Karen+

VESTRY HIGHLIGHTS

The Vestry met on December 14.Highlights include:

The Public Relations Committee willbe revitalized and charged withdeveloping a marketing plan for thechurch to increase brandrecognition using the $300 collectedby the Vestry members for initialfunding as necessary

The nursery will be closed and theposition of nursery attendant will beeliminated immediately

The following Resolution wasadopted:RESOLVED, that the parishdiscontinue the print copy of TheBulletin, except upon request, as ofthe February edition and that anelectronic version be sent torecipients and also presented on theweb site.

A complete copy of the minutes forDecember will be posted on the bulletinboard after they are accepted at theVestry meeting in January.

Parish Bylaws

The Vestry has approved a draft of newparish bylaws. These will be presented atthe Annual Meeting, January 24, 2010, foradoption by the parish. Copies areavailable now in the Parish Office for yourreview and consideration, prior to themeeting. This represents a complete

rewriting of the Bylaws for All Saints’.

Special thanks to everyone on the BylawsCommittee for all your hard work over thelast year: Bob Waddell, Mary Louise andHoward Pridmore, Ted Elder, Doris Warnerand Arnold Miller, with consultation fromthe Rector, Karen Johanns.Kay Bell, Chairman

MuSE News

The Music Special Events Committee(MuSE) is happy to offer the followingprograms for 2010:

January 17 - The Story of the Spirituals

Alberta Jean Reed brings her gorgeousvoice and deeply felt understanding of themusic of once-enslaves people to celebrate

Dr. Martin Luther King’s contribution, with

and assistance of local clergy.

February 14 -

Valentine’s

Day High Tea

Traditional High Tea and all the trimmings,with a romantic twist. We will featurelush stringsand sopranoAmy Blevinsand herfavorite lovesongs. Thisevent will bededicated tothe belovedmemory ofNatalieMcIntyre and Carole Royer.

April TBD

Styling of Miles Mykkanen, aridiculously talented young classical andmusical theatre singer, currently a studentat the Julliard School after his recentgraduation from Interlochen. This is ourchance to hear a rising star before he risesout of our reach.

2010 Offering Envelopes

In an effort to reduce costs, offeringenvelopes are being printed in-house. Ifyour desire to receive envelopes wasindicated on your pledge card, thoseenvelopes are ready for pick up in theParish office. Anyone else wishing toreceive envelopes should call Norma toarrange for envelopes to be prepared foryou.2010 brings us another enrollment burst

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we have added 10 students and 5 tutors toour rolls. Students from CranbrookAcademy will also be joining us as tutors atthe end of the month.