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Lord and Tailor Thrift Shop
Lord and Tailor Thrift Shop is a Christian Ministry of All Saints open to all. The Shop provides high quality clothing at reduced prices and for those in special need for free. Lord and Tailor is staffed entirely by volunteers. All proceeds go to All Saints and numerous local and regional charities.
Lord and Tailor is co-located with the L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry at 264 South Main Street, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire just next door to All Saints Episcopal Church.
The hours of Lord and Tailor are Thursday and Friday from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm and on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
WELCOMING GUESTS & NEWCOMERS
Welcome Team: Greeters, Ushers and Coffee Hour Hosts.
WORSHIP
Altar Guild: Altar Guild is a labor of love quietly done before and after a service. It is satisfying to contribute to the worship service through this work.
Eucharistic Ministers: Parishioners who assist with serving the Eucharist every Sunday and for other occasions such as funerals, memorial services and weddings where communion is present. The Eucharistic Ministers are Licensed Ministers of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire. We have been trained to perform ministerial roles for our church family, The schedule is set up at six month intervals. We also meet with the Rector periodically to refresh our skills and emphasize the spiritual nature of our ministry.
Flower Guild: Provides weekly altar and “shelf “ arrangements, except during Lent. Members meet once a year to review our work and discuss how things are going– important since we work alone.
Women's Wisdom: Founded by Louise Graham, Susan Langle, and Cate McMahon more than 30 years ago, this group has more than 20 members, meeting Tuesday mornings at 9:00am via Zoom. This brief service of Morning Prayer modified includes opening sentences; a read-around psalm or psalm- prayer from one of several translations; brief readings from scripture or one or more contemporary spiritual writers; intercessory prayers, and a reflection, followed by coffee and conversation.
Men's Bible Study: Meets each week with a few exceptions for holidays. We review the upcoming readings for the following Sunday service and study them in order to gain greater insight into the meaning of these words at the time they were written and what they mean to us today. Each member does their own study prior to each meeting so we often come to different interpretations and conclusions that inform our faith and beliefs.
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Education for Ministry (EfM): Participants in the EfM program study the entire sweep of the Christian tradition from the earliest period to the present. Participants learn the disciplines of biblical exegesis and interpretation, systematic theology, church history, ethics, liturgics, and ascetical theology.
Sunday School: Children ages 4 and up gather for Christian formation during our 10:00 am worship service.
Wolfeboro Reads: Pastors Bill and Dawn from First Congregational Church, UCC gather three Tuesdays a month from 4:00-5:30 pm via zoom to discuss a common book September through June. A summer reading list is offered for July and August.
MUSIC
Choir: Music plays an important role in the worship at All Saints. At the 10:00 Sunday worship service, the Choir leads the congregation in singing hymns and offers a variety beautiful anthems September through June.
HOSPITALITY MINISTRY
Annual Meeting Brunch: As part of the Annual Meeting, The Vestry provides a light breakfast for the church community as the Annual Report is presented.
Coffee Hours: Members of the Church Community enjoy providing a light coffee hour after each service. This weekly event enhances our sense of community and support of one another.
Hospitality and Parish Life Ministry: Provides fellowship for our parish including pot luck suppers, social gatherings and activities to build community.
Funeral and Memorial Service Receptions: Provides light refreshments for those gathered to commend their loved ones to God following funerals, memorial services, and/or interment in our memorial garden.
Safe Church
Safe Church Ministry equips congregations in abuse awareness, prevention, and response. We help build communities where the value of each person is honored; where people are free to worship and grow free from abuse; and where abuse has occurred, the response is compassion and justice that foster healing
ECW (traditionally EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN)
All people are welcome to participate in ECW, a church organization providing fellowship and support for its members as well as raising funds to support All Saints ministries and local, national and worldwide Mission Outreach efforts.
IN-PARISH OUTREACH
Helping Hands: Helping Hands is a group bringing meals and support to All Saints' parishioners undergoing medical procedures, suffering illness or having other needs.
Altar Flower Delivery: Altar Flower Delivery to parishioners undergoing medical issues, celebrating birthdays or anniversaries or who have any other need that is made better by flowers and visits.
Pastoral Care Team: Our rector and trained laypersons are available for home and hospital visits for anyone who is preparing for or recovering from medical issues, grieving, home-bound, or in need of spiritual accompaniment.
Prayer Chain Ministry: All Saints’ has an active prayer team that prays for those on our prayer list and private concerns of those in our faith community, family members, or friends that are raised. The Prayer Chain purpose is to hold before God the names and needs of persons who are held in strict confidence among the members of the group.
Prayer Concerns (public prayer list): All Saints’ maintains a list of those in our faith community, family members, or friends of the congregation in need of prayer. We print this weekly in our Sunday worship bulletin for you to take home as a reminder of people in need for your daily prayers.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
LIFE Ministries Food Pantry: A collaborative ministry of 8 churches was established more than 30 years ago by a small group of women working out of a church basement on Union Street. They had a soup kitchen and food pantry for neighbors in need. A 1986 article in the Granite State News stated that they gave out 15 turkeys with all of the fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner. In 2018 we have 759 qualified clients that come from 25 communities.
Lord & Tailor Thrift Shop: Recycles and resells clothing to support our community outreach and many ministries at prices that make shopping an adventure! We clothe our neighbors in need as Jesus commands, from refugees, new Americans and those referred to us by local churches and welfare offices. We are good stewards and recycle those items that are damaged, dirty, or out-of-style by giving them to other charitable organizations.
Missions Outreach Team (MOT): An arm of the All Saints vestry, MOT and is tasked with researching and recommending to the vestry expenditure of available mission dollars to appropriate organizations and funding levels. Recommendations reflect the team’s guidelines for responding to needs locally, nationally, and internationally, as well as providing support for environmental sustainability efforts when an appropriate project is identified.
Dinner Bell: This weekly community meal is offered on Thursdays at 5:00 pm (August-May). It is funded by the Town of Wolfeboro, occasional grants, donations from patrons and the Rector’s Discretionary Fund. It is a wonderful time of gathering and conversation and has strong history here since starting in 2008. T
Medical Equipment Ministry: Makes available medical equipment to borrow. If you are in need of borrowing some equipment (wheel chair, walkers, crutches, and knee scooter. Equipment is available for extra tall people), please contact the All Saints Office.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Building and Grounds Committee: Our Junior Warden works with a talented group of volunteers and when needed, outside contractors, to care for the All Saints campus.
Memorial Garden: Our church gardens have been maintained by the following group of church and community members.
Solar Saints: Our team of earth care and solar energy advocates with expertise in assisting individuals and faith and non-profit community organizations reduce their carbon footprint.
COMMUNICATION
All Saints is committed to communicating with church members and the local community through the following means and media sources: Weekly E-News, All Saints Website, Photography, and Video/Live Streaming.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Finance Committee: The financial wellbeing of our faith community is shepherded by a Finance Committee who works with our Treasurer and advises our Vestry.
Stewardship Team: Our Vestry annually gathers a team of people to shepherd stewardship education and our annual giving campaign.
Summer Fair: For more than 60 years, the All Saints Summer Fair has been a tradition that helps us serve the community of Wolfeboro and the Lakes Region. The fair includes baked goods, white elephant tables, plant sales, a place to receive prayer requests, and of course delicious food. All proceeds help support the outreach and service ministries of All Saints.
ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT AND SHARE ALL SAINTS' FACILITIES
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon: for families and friends of alcoholics
Dinner Bell Community Meal
End 68-Hours of Hunger
L.I.F.E. Ministry Food Pantry
Wolfeboro Cooperative Nursery School
WOLFEBORO ORGANIZATIONS WHO MEET AT ALL SAINTS
BSA Troop 0165 sponsored by Wolfeboro Lions Club
Friends of Music
Knitting Group
Photography Group
Scrabble Group
Stamp Club
Table Tennis Group
Wolfeboro Garden Club