Late Reminder

This is a late reminder of our next get together this Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 11AM. We are meeting at the All Saints playground. Remember to bring a change of clothes for the kids-or a bathing suit, since the water fountains should be turned on. Bring your own lunch or snacks. Can't wait to see you there. If you haven't told us if you are coming send us an email at bluefrilingos@juno.com.

Parish Picnic & our next get together

Time is running out to sign up for the Parish Picnic, which is taking place this Sunday. It is always a great time. Don't forget to try out for the dessert contest. Beth won it a few years ago with banana pudding and the prize was a great gift certificate. So it is well worth submitting something.

Also our next get-together is June 19th at All Saints from 11AM-1PM. Let's get a good turn out of new and veteran families.

Starting June 13th, All Saints will have one Sunday service starting at 10AM. If you are in town this summer make a commitment to come and plan on staying a little bit after the service to meet up and talk. Maybe you can even meet a family to head to the Varsity with or plan a date at the pool. If you've been coming to All Saints for years look out for new families and invite them into the conversation. If you have only recently been attending don't be shy about sparking up a conversation or extending a hand.

Have a great week and I look forward to seeing you all very soon.

Timothy Frilingos

Our next get together

We will be meeting on Saturday June 19, from 11am-1pm at All Saints. We should have the water operating in the playground so either bring the kids in their swimsuits or bring a change of clothes. As always bring a snack or lunch for your family. Let us know if we should be looking out for you.

Coming up before our next event is the All Saints Parish Picnic on Sunday June 6. If you haven't been to a parish picnic you are missing out. Our family will be out of town this year, but we have always had a great time. Also don't forget to bring a dessert for the contest. (Dessert contest tip #1: submerging the dessert - whether its cake, cookies or brownies - in a gallon of strong alcohol will definitely help your score).

Peace,

Timothy Frilingos

Playing at the Park

We had a great time a Piedmont Park last Saturday. It was great to see some All Saints families on such a beautiful Saturday morning. Our next get together will probably be in June so be on the look out in the weekly bulletin and on this blog.

The Bickerstaff-Davis family enjoyed a picnic after some playtime:


Linden York-Simmons takes hold of Momma's leg:

Likewise, Caroline Scott takes hold of Papa's neck:

Princess of the playground Laura mugs for the camera:


Jack Frilingos gets ready for the slide:


There will be infant Baptisms this Sunday at All Saints and if you are planning on attending I would like to encourage you to try and meet one of the newly baptized and their families. Also, be on the lookout for newcomers or visitors who might need a little help navigating our campus.

Have a great week!

-Timothy and Beth Frilingos

A quick reminder...

It wasn't too long ago that during Holy Week I spent a lot of time in the church. Sometimes going to a morning service or evening service or even volunteering for the garden watch. With young children the schedule doesn't seem to allow that kind of free time. Beth and I do what we can to get to church during this week, but it can still be hard. I do look forward to the time when Paul and Jack are a little older and they can join us at the Maundy Thursday or Good Friday services, but this year we were happy to bring them on Palm Sunday to see the donkey and begin to understand that this is a time we remember Christ's death and resurrection.

It looks like the weather is helping the Easter celebration this year. These warm temperatures will certainly awaken dormant flower buds. If you have some flowers in your yard don't forget to bring them for the flowering cross at All Saints on Sunday. It will be a crowded morning, but I look forward to seeing everybody in their new Easter outfits and maybe even a few bonnets.

Coming up on April 10 is our next get together at Piedmont Park from 11AM - 1 PM. Plan on meeting up at the playground closest to the lake and pool house. Bring your own snacks or lunch if you like.

If you are traveling for the holiday or spring break I hope you have a wonderful and safe trip.

-Timothy Frilingos

"I heard there was a sacred chord. . ."

The 3 & 4 year olds at All Saints have been learning about David for the past few weeks and I can't help hum a few bars of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" as I try to get Paul to give me a few details from the morning lesson. He remembered that Jonathan and David were friends. Of course I am not sure Paul is ready for all the details of those Old Testament stories anyways.

A big thank you to Stacy Brees and Rainey Woodward for leading Junior Children's Church and Sunday School this week. We didn't have any Wandering Minstrels (Spring break for the private schools this week) but we hope they make it back next week.

If you can get away for something at All Saints this week, I would recommend the lecture on Dante on Thursday at 7PM. You can find some details here.

I hope everyone got to spend a little time outside this week. Paul and I did something we have not done in a while. On Saturday I strapped him into the red jogger and ran him 6.5 miles through the neighborhood. As we headed towards are house I picked the pace up a little. Paul recognized this and cheered me on, yelling, "We're gonna win, Daddy, we're gonna win" At some imaginary finish line his encouragement turned to congratulations and he yelled, "We won, Daddy, we won." I'll admit that 75% of the time I am usually telling Paul what not to do, what not to touch, what not to say, or what not to shove his little brother into. On Saturday, at the end of a tiring run, Paul knew just the right thing to say, not only to make sure we all got home, but to give his ol' Dad a chance to win at least one race. Even if we were the only ones who knew we were racing.

Have a wonderful week.
-Tim

April 10 at Piedmont Park Playground

After months of silence we have returned to announce our next get together on April 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Piedmont Park playground.

This past weekend I ran through the park and remembered just how nice Piedmont Park is as it transitions from winter to spring. I am hopeful that in a little more than a month trees and flowers will be blooming. I was also reminded of how many new families I have met in the past few months since our last get together. Beth and I have met these families on Sunday mornings during either Holy Baptisms or as we served as Red Aprons in the nursery. Let's make April 10 a time new families and veterans can connect names to faces and enjoy what I know will be a beautiful spring day.

Bring your own lunch and snacks. In case of rain we will send a message out via this blog the day before. Send us a message at bluefrilingos@juno.com if you plan on attending so we can look out for you.

There is a lot of great programming and activities coming up in the next few months so I will probably be posting more often to let you know how you can get involved with the church or highlighting how many of you are already involved on a weekly basis.

For this week:
If you are not subscribed to receive the daily Lenten meditations by e-mail you are missing out on some insightful and moving reflections from All Saints clergy, staff, and parishioners regarding the Lenten Gospel readings. I have noticed that so far many of the entries have been written by members of our group. To sign up or view the meditations online click here.

The wandering minstrels are back in the nursery on Sunday. Between the services (approx. 10:20 a.m.) two 11th graders are providing guitar and voice for the infant to pre-K set. They sing a great selection of songs that feature plenty of moving around. This is done in addition to the Junior Children's Church and Sunday School that is provided (by wonderful volunteers) for 3 & 4 year olds during the 9 a.m. service.

I invite each of you to join the singing between the services if you are not attending an Adult Formation class. You will either need to stay late or come early depending on which worship service you typically attend. It is a wonderful way to share some worship time with your kids. The wandering minstrels should be there every week that Adult Formation is offered.

That is all for now, but I look forward to updating everybody throughout the next few weeks.

Thanks,

Timothy Frilingos