Recommended Reading By Robin Denney Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers by Chap Clark Chap Clark recently was on a speaking tour in Carmel, talking about his book Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers. He discussed adolescent development, which is lengthening and becoming more difficult to get through. Clark says, “Adults need to stop blaming adolescents for the world we handed them.” Clark emphasizes that a community of caring adults (such as we find in the church) plays a critical role in helping adolescents transition to adulthood. Young people are our most precious asset. Be they our own children or those of an acquaintance, we need to have the courage to invest our time and love in our youth. FOLLOW JESUS INTO EASTER JOY: BREAK THROUGH TO NEW LIFE Break through to Courage In the last, most vivid resurrection appearance recounted in the Gospel of John, we are drawn into relationships and events characterized by the question, “who’s who?” Peter’s actions and responses are in the midst of it all. Impetuous as ever, Peter shows his feelings of apprehension on the surface. He thought he was finally going back to what he knew best, fishing. Yet, with inner conviction and courage out there in his boat, he was drawn back to the shore and recognizes Jesus: “It is the Lord!” Totally forgiven, Peter is then charged by the Lord to a special kind of leadership: “Feed My sheep. Tend My sheep.” SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013 The Third Sunday of Easter At the heart of this story are willingness and courage. The orientation is life- giving rather than life-taking. Are we willing and able to see the Lord in others, in ourselves, and respond so that all will know that we are truly disciples of Jesus? Parish All Saints’ Courage vs. Ambivalence By The Rev. Gwen Buehrens
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Recommended Reading By Robin Denney Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers by Chap Clark
Chap Clark recently was on a speaking tour in Carmel, talking about his book Hurt 2.0:
Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers. He discussed adolescent development, which is
lengthening and becoming more difficult to get through. Clark says, “Adults need to
stop blaming adolescents for the world we handed them.” Clark emphasizes that a
community of caring adults (such as we find in the church) plays a critical role in
helping adolescents transition to adulthood.
Young people are our most precious asset. Be they our own children or those of an
acquaintance, we need to have the courage to invest our time and love in our youth.
FOLLOW JESUS INTO EASTER JOY: BREAK THROUGH TO NEW LIFE
Break through to Courage In the last, most vivid resurrection
appearance recounted in the Gospel of
John, we are drawn into relationships
and events characterized by the
question, “who’s who?”
Peter’s actions and responses are in the
midst of it all. Impetuous as ever, Peter
shows his feelings of apprehension on
the surface. He thought he was finally
going back to what he knew best,
fishing. Yet, with inner conviction and
courage out there in his boat, he was
drawn back to the shore and recognizes
Jesus: “It is the Lord!”
Totally forgiven, Peter is then charged
by the Lord to a special kind of
leadership: “Feed My sheep. Tend My
sheep.”
SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013 The Third Sunday of Easter
At the heart of this story are willingness
and courage. The orientation is life-
giving rather than life-taking. Are we
willing and able to see the Lord in
others, in ourselves, and respond so that
all will know that we are truly disciples
of Jesus?
Parish All Saints’
Courage vs. Ambivalence By The Rev. Gwen Buehrens
APR 26 I-Help Dinner; volunteers and guests welcome
MAY 3 Small Bites for Big Hunger,
fundraising event MAY 6 Le Salon des Artistes
MAY 11-12 Youth group overnight MAY 17 Music at All Saints’
presents Balázs Szokolay
Highlighted Events
Joy Comes in the Morning by Greg Troxell Life’s sorrows and joys come as surely as the sunrise and the cycles of
the moon. It is our sorrow, some say, which makes joy so radiant. Yet it
is often difficult to embrace circumstances and people when they cause
us distress, heartache and angst.
It seems to me that these sorrows are the vehicles that bring me deeper
into God’s presence. They cause me to surrender my will and say with
pleading hope, “Father, if it is thy will and not mine, take this sorrow
from me.” In such surrender, I acknowledge that I may not be able to
see the reality of God’s sovereign plan, that I may be the one in the
wrong, and that it may be my warped perspective that is causing me
grief. Indeed, it is also possible that such sorrow, suffering, and chaos
are not even about me or for my benefit, but for the joy, healing and
reconciliation of another.
“Joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:6) when the sun is shining, when
the new day is upon us and we can see that the future is bright. But take
courage today, regardless of your circumstance. Know that God loves
you and He is ready to comfort you with the assurance of eternal
salvation and the power of the Holy Spirit from day to day.
Open Arms by Greg Troxell In the Epistle reading today, Saul, who has wreaked havoc and
murdered Christians throughout the region, is graciously welcomed by
Ananias. The acts that brought these two together were nothing short
of divine intervention and elements of a master plan to reform each
man and the world.
God does that sort of thing today. He brings us into relationships with
others to transform ourselves, our souls and lifestyles. Though, as in
the lyrics of the song “I Am A Rock” by Simon and Garfunkel, we
may like to think of ourselves as independent and strong, we are
called to become interdependently dependent upon Christ and the
church.
Cast off your fear; take courage in the love of God. Be humble and
build one another up, sharing from the abundance of your heart the
goodness of God’s love and truth with one another.
Announcements Sierra Service Project— 9 All Saints’
youth and 2 adults will be going on the SSP mission trip this summer! Help us raise $5,060 (check to All Saints’ memo: SSP)
Middle school youth are going to the movies today after youth group, and friends are welcome! Talk to Robin for more information.
Wednesday: Midweek Bible study is offered each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Grant Hall. We are currently studying the Book of Acts.
Earth Day Celebration—Next Sunday, April 21, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Interfaith Outreach of Carmel will host “Joining Hands to Heal and Protect God’s Earth.” Gather with others at the Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula (4590 Carmel Valley Road, just one mile from Highway 1) for music, readings, prayers, learning, and fun.
High school youth will be having a bowling night on Sunday, April 28, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friends are welcome! Contact Robin Denney at [email protected] or 805-835-8538.
Small Bites for Big Hunger—Join us in Seccombe Hall Friday, May 3, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. for gourmet hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting, and silent and live auctions. Tickets (available at www.allsaintscarmel.org) are $40 before April 25 and $50 thereafter.
The updated 2013 church directory is now available. Please stop by during regular office hours to obtain a copy.
Sierra Service Project—Nine All Saints’ youth and two adults will be going on the SSP mission trip this summer! Can you help them raise the $5, 060 they will need? Write a check to All Saints’ and note “SSP” on the memo line.
Interfaith Outreach of Carmel's Joining Hands Benefit Shop is in need of volunteers to work a few hours a week. To learn more about Joining Hands, talk to Sofia Osborne or Nancy Jones after church, or contact Sofia at 620-2147 or [email protected].
Names added to the parish prayer list will remain on the list for one month. If you wish to have the name(s) remain on the list after that time, please add them again or call the office (624-3883).
Announcements continued on back page.
Courage Outside our Comfort Zones by Robin Denney It takes courage to follow Jesus out into
the world to serve. The disciples
returned to fishing after Jesus’s death.
They were scared and didn’t know what
to do. Jesus called them, and they left
their nets yet again to follow him. Our
courage to follow Jesus ebbs and flows.
It ebbs when we try to rely on our own
strength, and it flows when we turn to
Jesus. Following Jesus always involves
taking us outside our comfort zones.
Away from what is easy, we must rely
on God, and thus our relationship with
God is deepened. Whether we are called
to take an unpopular stand at work, to
talk with a homeless person face to face,
or to risk sounding foolish in order to
talk about our faith, we will find Christ
is already there handing us the courage
we need!
Follow Jesus into Easter Joy
Fifty days of Easter – April 1 through May 18, Follow the entire series
on Sunday at 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Coming up:
Sunday handout deadline—To be included in next Sunday’s handout, your announcement must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday. Contact Andrea Matters at [email protected] or 624-3090.
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
PO Box 1296
CARMEL, CA. 93921
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