Announcements

Healing Ministers and Laying on of Hands

On a regular basis during several of the worship services, healing ministers are available to join you in prayer. You can be joined in confidential prayer on behalf of yourself or another in gratitude or in concern. Healing ministers are located on the sides of the sanctuary during the communion, where you may join them in prayer before or after receiving communion. "Come forward." "Stretch out your hands." (Mark 3:3-5)

Help Wanted

If you are looking to make a contribution to St. Alban’s of a few extra hours of your time, now may be a great time to begin volunteering:

--The parish is looking for members who can serve for a half day, once each week, to help answer the parish telephone and to welcome people who are visiting the parish office. The hours are somewhat flexible. Please contact Eric Gustafson (ericg@st-albans-parish.org) if you think you might be able to serve.

Memorial and Commemorative Altar Flowers

The Flower Guild seeks donations for altar flowers given in memory of a family member or friend, and for flowers commemorating achievements and events – “on the occasion of,” such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and the like, for those living. Flowers also can be given simply to honor someone. Please contact Adelaide Brown at 703-845-7975 for information and donation requests.

Summer Catechesis Program for ages 7-11

This summer in June there will be catechesis classes at 9:15-10:15 in Satterlee Hall downstairs in Corinth. These will be led by Harriette and will involve children ages 7-11. Parents are also invited. There will be bible study, outreach activities and who knows what else.

Study Theology at St. Alban's

EFM is a program of the School of Theology of the University of the South (Sewanee), designed to teach the core curriculum of the seminary to laypersons. Three EFM classes meet at St. Alban's regularly, and a only a few spaces are available now for new students to enter this fall. If you think you might have an interest in EFM, please contact Prof. Pat Bleicher at (703) 532-9156 or email PBleicher@aol.com.

Time & Talent Pledging for the new Program Year (September 08 – August 09)

Equally important to our financial pledge each year is pledging of our time and talent to the mission and ministry of St. Alban’s Parish. Time & Talent Pledging may be new to some people, so it might be helpful for you to read further for a thorough description of how it works.

The best and easiest way to pledge is to go to our parish website and click on the link for Time & Talent Pledging. Once there, review and pray over where God may be calling you to serve in the coming year. Check those ministries to which you feel called to serve and submit the pledge. You will receive an email confirmation of your pledge. Also, the leaders of the ministries to which you have pledged will also receive an email with your contact information indicating you have made your pledge of time & talent to that ministry. Those leaders will then be in touch with you before September of this year to help incorporate you into the ministries to which you have pledged.

If you prefer to pledge by using a hard copy, then those can be found in the Wade Room off Nourse Hall. Once completed, staff and volunteers will enter your pledge into our system and ministry leaders will contact you as described above.

Time & Talent Pledging is a way to open up the ministry of the parish to as many people as possible. It is a good way to be as inclusive as possible and to increase the number of people active in all our many and varied ministries. It is also an important means for each of us to contribute our part to the ministry of the whole parish.
Please take a few minutes to pledge your time and talent for the coming program year.

Summer Service Schedule

Throughout the summer months, our Sunday schedule is changed slightly. Please make note of this schedule. The Summer Schedule will begin on May 25 and continue through Labor Day weekend.

8:00 am            Holy Eucharist
9:15 am            The Alban Course (Warner Rectory living room)
10:30 am          Holy Eucharist (and Children's Chapel)
11:45 am          Sunday Forum (in Trenbath) & Children's Ministry (during June)
5:30 pm            Holy Eucharist

for the Bible tells me so

...is available for loan from the St. Alban's Library!
Following the recent screening of this award-winning documentary, a parishionerdonated three DVD copies of the film for loan from the parish library. Feel free to come check it out for a week on the honors system.
This filmpremiered at the Sundance Film Festival and has been shown in over 200 cities around the world to wide acclaim, winning many festival awards.
Through the amazing stories of five very normal, very Christian, very American families, we discover how insightful people of faithreconciletheir understanding when they discover that they have a gay or lesbianfamily member. With such respected voices as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard’s Peter Gomes, and Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg, for the Bible tells me so offers healing, clarity, and understanding to everyone, including those passing through the intersection of faith and sexuality.
Come check it out!

A reminder about events in May & June

Sunday, May 11:
•           Last teen service of this school year; make sure to come!
•           Senior Youth Extended Confirmation Exploration session until-12: 30pm
•           Deadline for EGS to send paragraph bio and passport size photo electronically to erinh@st-albans-parish.org to be included in the June newsletter
Saturday, May 17:
•           Diocesan Confirmation service at 10am at the Washington National Cathedral; join us to celebrate Charlotte Morris and Oliver Eid’s choice to be confirmed
Sunday, May 18:
•           Youth Sunday
Saturday, June 21:
•           Sr. Youth Yard Sale

UPCOMING EVENTS

Lunch with the Rector & Wardens

Monday, May 12, 12:30 pm, Satterlee Hall Library
As part of the Mutual Ministry Review, we are holding monthly informal lunch meetings with the Rector and Wardens that all parishioners are invited to attend so they can ask questions, raise issues, offer advice, or discuss anything else that’s on their minds. Please bring your lunch and join us.

Senior Celebrations for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 11am-2 pm, St. Paul’s Church Center, Rock Creek Parish, Washington, DC.
The annual celebration of the volunteer contributions of seniors to church and community will begin at 11 am with a Holy Eucharist and will be followed at 12 pm with a luncheon. For more information call (202) 414-6314.

From Joanne Brainard, Parish Episcopal Senior Ministries co-rep: All are invited to celebrate the volunteer contributions of seniors to the church and to the community. It would be lovely if St. Alban's were well represented. The lunch is free, but of course, contributions are welcome. I plan to go, and I would be delighted to see some familiar faces. Perhaps we could form a car pool. Call me at 301-365-3647 or email me at jebrainard@yahoo.com.

Adult Confirmation

Saturday, May 17
Are you an adult who is interested in being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church on May 17? If so, then complete the application for confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation at http://www.st-albans-parish.org/resources/pdf/confirmation_app.pdf and email the completed application to the parish administrator at ericg@st-albans-parish.org. In addition to the application, continue worshipping with us and participating in Alban Course classes on Sunday morning. Also plan on attending a confirmation preparation retreat from 9am-3pm on May 10 in Nourse Hall. We'll discuss sacraments, the Book of Common Prayer, church polity, and share a meal as well as pray together. The May 10th retreat is required for confirmation or reception at the National Cathedral on the following Saturday, May 17, at 10am. For more information, contact the Rev. Erin Hensley at 202-363-8286, x207 or erinh@st-albans-parish.org.

Service to Honor Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall

May 18th at 5:30 pm
In cooperation with The National Cathedral, St. Alban’s Parish will celebrate a Special Evening Eucharist to Commemorate Thurgood Marshall on the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision re Brown vs. Board of Education. The Bishop-Elect of Maryland, The Rev. Canon Eugene Sutton, will preach and The Rev. Timothy A. Boggs will celebrate. In 2006 The Episcopal Diocese of Washington passed a resolution asking the General Convention of the Episcopal Church to recognize Thurgood Marshall in the book of Lesser Feasts and Fasts, a place of commemoration and honor for leaders in Christian witness and sacrifice. This resolution also called for parishes throughout the diocese to remember Thurgood Marshall on a date near May 17th, the anniversary of the famous Supreme Court case he argued for school desegregation. All are invited and encouraged to bring friends and family to this very special service. Reception to follow.

Experience Epiphany In June

June 4 and June 7
Here's your chance for an out-of-season celebration with none other than St. Alban's parishioner and National Gallery docent extraordinaire Dr. Nancy Cummings. Nancy is offering us all a chance to go on tour at the Gallery with her on June 4 and June 7, beginning at 11 a.m. on each date, to see many of the Medieval and Renaissance works that she displayed and commented on in her Epiphany day Sunday Forum presentation. Tour groups are limited in size, so you must sign up in advance. To reserve a space or if you have questions, e-mail your request, indicating which tour you prefer, to ngatour.saecdc@yahoo.com. This is a special address for this event only.

Calling All Parents--Save the Date

June 8, 11:45 am
Parents of children ages 3-11: please save June 8th after the 10:30 service to come to meetings about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and a new program for Outreach Ministry. Eve Zartman-Ball will be leading the Catechesis Group in evaluating this year and discussing vital issues as to whether to reinstate snack after this year's famine. She will be meeting in Corinth on the lower level of Satterlee. You may contact her at ezartmanball@visionsite.org. Ann Morrison will be investigating the incorporation of more outreach ministries into children's ministry here at St. Alban's. She will be meeting in Antioch on the lower level of Satterlee. You may contact her at annmorrisondc@mac.com. We don't have many meetings but these are essential. Please make every effort to be there.

Doing Spring Cleaning? Don’t Toss, Save for the Sr. Youth Yard Sale!

Saturday, June 21
On Saturday June 21, the day before our St. Alban’s Day celebration, the senior youth will hold a yard sale to help raise funds for their 2009 mission trip. The sale will occur from 9am-3pm in the parking lot behind the old rectory. For early bird buyers, we’ll sell doughnuts and coffee beginning at 8:30am. As you are doing your spring cleaning at home or work, please save gently used items for the yard sale. Please drop off itemsafter June 1 andbefore June 19. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Erin at 202-363-8286, x207 or erinh@st-albans-parish.org.

Erin Hensley Ordination

Sunday, June 29, 2008
Please join us for Erin Hensley’s ordination to the priesthood here at St. Alban’s Parish. The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, a renowned preacher and the Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, will be preaching in the morning and ordaining Erin in the afternoon. There will be a reception following the ordination. Erin looks forward to continuing to serve God with you all as she enters this different phase of her ordained ministry.

Vacation Bible Camp

The first one is July 14, 15, 16, and 17th from 6-8 pm for 6-8 year olds. The camp for four and five year olds has been changed to August 18-20th from 4:30-6:30. To register, contact Harriette at hsturges@st-albans-parish.com. Name, age, grade in school, allergy information and emergency contact are required. Volunteers are welcome; this is a great opportunity for godparents to help.

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