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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 lives
through a rich heritage of worship and music. Here, we seek to serve the wider community, as He calls
us to do, through ministry and service. Here, we look to our past for inspiration and to the future with
anticipation.
Adopted by the Vestry on September 15, 2008

Monthly Bulletin Moves to

Online Format

Beginning with the February 2010 edition,

The Bulletin will no longer be distributed
in bulk mail format. The Vestry and Rector
have concluded that distributing The
Bulletin primarily in online format is a
more appropriate use of our financial
resources, staff and volunteer time, and
will allow us to practice good
environmental stewardship by reducing the
use of paper and toner. We estimate that
by eliminating the need for a bulk mailing
every month we can save approximately
$1200 per year, which is money that is
needed for other ministries of our parish.
Instead of receiving your copy through the
HAPPY NEW YEAR U.S. Mail, everyone with an email address
on file with the parish office will receive
TO ALL! The Bulletin as an attachment to an email.
The Bulletin will also be available for
viewing, downloading, and printing from
the parish website. If you are unsure
whether your email address is on file with
us, please send an email to
normawarner@allsaintspontiac.org
and she will add your address to the
electronic mailing list.
Although the new format will be
distributed primarily online, there will still
be some paper being produced. Our shut-in
parishioners and those residing at senior or
assisted living communities will
automatically receive a paper copy, and
there will be paper copies available in the
Rose Kneale Room. Additionally, anyone
who requests to be kept on the "paper"
mailing list will receive a copy by mail,
although if you are a regular churchgoer
please consider whether picking up a copy
when you come on Sunday would be
satisfactory. If you want to continue
receiving a mailed paper copy of The
Bulletin please call Norma at the parish
office at and let her know.
The format of the monthly newsletter will
also change slightly, shifting from an
announcement-driven format to a developing a marketing plan for the
"features" newsletter with reflections,
vestry news, birthday lists, Ann Poole's
wonderful "Didya Know?" column, and
other features written by parishioners,
committees, or ministry groups. It is my
hope that more groups and individuals will
contribute to The Bulletin so that we can
all be inspired and informed. If you would
like to have a reflection, story, article or
feature published in The Bulletin, please
get your piece to Norma no later than
the 25th of the month. Time-sensitive
announcements and notice of upcoming
events will be distributed by the weekly
Churchpost emails you already receive, the
flat screen at church, verbal
announcements at services, and the
announcements section of the weekly
service leaflets.
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In closing, I want to acknowledge that this
may be a challenging change for some of
us. The circulation of a mailed monthly
newsletter is a time-honored church
tradition, and it will not be an unusual
thing for some of us to feel some sadness
or even annoyance as we shift to a new
format of receiving information. Please
know that I am open to discussing any
concerns you may have. Most importantly,
I want to urge all of you not to see this
change as a symptom of decline, because
it is not. Rather, it is a re-focusing of our
resources as we attempt to practice the
best possible stewardship of both our own
resources and that of our environment.
Karen+
VESTRY HIGHLIGHTS
The Vestry met on December 14.
Highlights include:
o The Public Relations Committee will
be revitalized and charged with
church to increase brand
recognition using the $300 collected
by the Vestry members for initial
funding as necessary
o The nursery will be closed and the
position of nursery attendant will be
eliminated immediately
o The following Resolution was
adopted:
RESOLVED, that the parish
discontinue the print copy of The
Bulletin, except upon request, as of
the February edition and that an
electronic version be sent to
recipients and also presented on the
web site.
A complete copy of the minutes for
December will be posted on the bulletin
board after they are accepted at the
Vestry meeting in January.
Parish Bylaws
The Vestry has approved a draft of new
parish bylaws. These will be presented at
the Annual Meeting, January 24, 2010, for
adoption by the parish. Copies are
available now in the Parish Office for your
review and consideration, prior to the
meeting. This represents a complete
rewriting of the Bylaws for All Saints’.
Special thanks to everyone on the Bylaws
Committee for all your hard work over the
last year: Bob Waddell, Mary Louise and
Howard Pridmore, Ted Elder, Doris Warner
and Arnold Miller, with consultation from
the Rector, Karen Johanns.
Kay Bell, Chairman
MuSE News
The Music Special Events Committee
(MuSE) is happy to offer the following
programs for 2010:
January 17 - The Story of the Spirituals
Alberta Jean Reed brings her gorgeous
voice and deeply felt understanding of the
music of once-enslaves people to celebrate
Dr. Martin Luther King’s contribution, with
and assistance of local clergy.
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February 14 - Valentine’s Day High Tea
Traditional High Tea and all the trimmings,
with a romantic twist. We will feature
lush strings
and soprano
Amy Blevins
and her
favorite love
songs. This
event will be
dedicated to
the beloved
memory of
Natalie
McIntyre and Carole Royer.
April TBD Styling of Miles Mykkanen, a
ridiculously talented young classical and
musical theatre singer, currently a student
at the Julliard School after his recent
graduation from Interlochen. This is our
chance to hear a rising star before he rises
out of our reach.
2010 Offering Envelopes
In an effort to reduce costs, offering
envelopes are being printed in-house. If
your desire to receive envelopes was
indicated on your pledge card, those
envelopes are ready for pick up in the
Parish office. Anyone else wishing to
receive envelopes should call Norma to
arrange for envelopes to be prepared for
you.
2010 brings us another enrollment burst—
we have added 10 students and 5 tutors to
our rolls. Students from Cranbrook
Academy will also be joining us as tutors at
the end of the month.

The children finished out the 2009 school
year with Christmas celebrations: shopping
for family members; a Christmas dinner
donated by the Partyka family of Lake
Orion; and a visit from Santa at their
Christmas party.
Ms. Paula passed along a comment from
one of her new fifth-graders. When his
mom came to pick him up after his first
day, he told her ―Mom, this was great!‖
Coming from a fifth-grader, that says quite
a lot!
We do need additional tutors for
Wednesdays and Thursdays—please pass
the word.
A Note of Thanks
Barbara Hodges wishes to thank everyone
at All Saints’ for thinking of her and was
very grateful to receive the thoughtful
Christmas card. She wishes she could be
here with us.
Didya know?
―Didya Know? has news of the ―Sweet
Adelines‖ in Nashville, and especially news
of our Sweet Adeline, Peggy Gibb! She
tells us that Nashville is a GREAT musical
city, music played everywhere (literally on
every street corner!) This was the third
time her chorus had been to competition
in Nashville. She is so enthused about their
participation in what sounds to us like a lot
of practice and getting ready for the big
event and it is BIG, 70 or 80 persons on
stage at a time. It also sounds to uslike a
lot of fun! Everything is sung in
―barbershop harmony‖ at the competition;
this year their songs were ―How deep is
the ocean?‖ and ―Rock-a-bye my baby‖.
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Asked what makes it ―barbershop‖? Peg
says ―Certain chords, make it so‖; learn
something new all the time! Peggy has
sung with the ―Sweet Adelines‖ since
1977, never having taken a break from the
chorus! This ―runs in the family‖. Her
sisters, brother, and brothers-in-law all
sing in choruses, must be fun at family
gatherings! It was fun for Didya Know?
hearing about it all!
More help with knowing whose loved one is
on the prayer list for persons serving in the
Armed Forces. Alex Wright is Paul
Cournoyer’s nephew. Thanks Paul for the
information.
Peter Ecton is the great-nephew of
Darlene Donaldson. Darlene tells us that
Peter enlisted in the Marines 1-1/2 years
ago and is currently stationed in San
Diego, where he is finishing training as an
amphibian assault vehicle technician
(Darlene relates that he is an extremely
talented automobile technician—maybe
related??) He is being assigned to a Navy
vessel and is being deployed shortly to
duty in the Pacific. Thanks, Darlene.
Didya Know talked to Stephine Fulbright to
check on life at Wayne State University
where she is a freshman. She reports life
in the dorm is good and she loves college!
Her favorite class is her English class and
she is working really hard in her biology
class. She says ―there is a lot to do‖ and
about her dorm there is a ―lot to like‖.
She is happy and will be at All Saints’ when
she is in Pontiac. It was good to talk with
Stephine.
Didya Know? asked Tony Skillman about an
award he received recently. The Star
Award, the highest honor that can be
received by anyone who works on the
program (largest Army modernization
program in history), recognizes above-and
beyond-the-call-of-duty contributions from
government and contract employees.
The judging criteria are based upon the
joint Army-Prime Program Operating
Principles. Each nominee was judged upon
the following attributes: Ethics and
Integrity, Teamwork; Respect and Concern
for Others; Open and Honest
Communications; Meeting Commitments;
Positive Attitude; Realism; Work Hard and
Enjoy the Journey.

Thirty-four employees were chosen as Star January Birthdays

Award winners from over eight thousand Happy Birthday!
candidates. The winners and their spouses
flew to Washington D.C. for a four-day 2 – Judy Hauser
ceremony which included a cocktail 6 – Wanda Mumford
reception, tours, a dinner cruise on the 8 – Tony Skillman
9 – Carolyn (Mrs. Bruce) Hubbard
Potomac River, and a banquet dinner at 11 – Nick Mumford
the Ritz-Carlton in Washington DC. 12 – Jacob Brandenburg
13 – Lisha Fisher
It was said of our own Tony Skillman that 17 – Carolyn Simpson
he ―became a team leader for the Alpha 19 – Dick Poole, Matt Hackett
21 – Mary Lou Heny, Jack Hunger
Support Team and, with just a few days’ 22 – Muriel Lloyd
notice, created and led a team through 23 – Ross Maxwell
multiple demanding steps in the overall 24 – Bruce McIntyre
coordination of the revised Statement of 25 – Bruce Richardson
Work for the program. Throughout the
challenging process, (he) remained calm
and courteous with his teammates as well
as with the program leadership and the
customer. At times, he injected humor
when the hours stretched into the late
nights and kept the team focused on the
goal. The tasks (he) and his team faced
were challenging and could have been
overwhelming, but coordination and
cooperation pulled them through
successfully.‖ Congratulations, Tony, we
sure are proud!

News, Please! Call Ann Poole

PRAYER SHAWL
This group meets at 7:00 p.m. the second
Wednesday of each month Call Carolyn
Simpson for further details (248) 854-9136

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 MOVIES AT ALL SAINTS’
MEN’S GROUP
Come to the library from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.
All Saints’ men’s group meets the second
on the first Monday of the month for a
Tuesday of each month. Any questions
good movie and informal conversation.
should be directed to John Meyer (335-
9194) jpmeyer9194@comcast.net.
For further information, contact Stephanie
Leigh: 248/674-0088 or Lisa Uchno:
NEW! Emmaus Spirituality Group will
248/738-2596 or uchnolj@ yahoo.com.
begin meeting at the end of January, and
will meet weekly for 10 weeks of prayer,
study, sharing, and quiet time in a safe,
supportive atmosphere. If you are
interested in becoming a part of this new
offering please contact Karen ASAP. Meetings

AA AND NA MEETINGS
Mondays, 7 p.m., Westside AA
Mondays, 8:30 p.m., Keep Coming Back NA
Fridays, 11 a.m., Pike & Williams AA
Fridays, 7 p.m., Big Book AA
BIBLE STUDY The Bible
Study group meets every Wednesday at
2:00 p.m. We will be doing a study of The
Gospel of John by William Barclay. For
further information call Carole Elder at
248/335-6410

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH

A warm and inclusive Christian community
in an accessible building
We are located on 171 West Pike St. at Williams St. in Pontiac. Services are held at 8 and
10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 12:10 p.m. on Wednesdays. Office hours are Monday through
Friday 9:00 – 5:00.

BULLETIN STAFF: CONTACT US

Rector: Rev. Karen Johanns Call: 248/334-4571; Fax: 248/334-8773
Parish Administrator: Norma Warner Write: P.O. Box 430357, Pontiac MI 48343
Didya Know?: Ann Poole Visit our web site: www.allsaintspontiac.org
Email the church office: allsaints@allsaintspontiac.org

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