2022 Annual Canvass
Be Bold with Courageous Giving!
This week our video features Jenny Jobson, Executive Director of Midtown Assistance Center.
"MAC is a collaboration of churches in our area. We serve low-income people who have essential jobs but these jobs do not pay a living wage. They struggle when even a minor emergency comes up and they miss one day at work. This can snowball into missing a rent payment or a utility bill. All Saints', please make a generous pledge today. Important funds come to MAC each month from All Saints'. Thank you!" —Jenny Jobson
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Three ways to pledge:
- Use the paper pledge card in Sunday’s bulletin
- Use the pledge card that was mailed to you last week
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Pledge online at allsaintsatlanta.org/pledgecard.
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Festival of Sacred Song
This Sunday at 5:30 p.m., enjoy hymns and spiritual songs with Theodicy Jazz Collective (Andy Barnett's band) and our choir. We’ll share the joy of communal songs, drawing on global sacred music, with a particular focus on Jazz. After the service, join us for dinner from NaanStop in Kennedy Courtyard.
The service is free to attend; dinner is $12 per person. Please sign up today so that we know how many people to expect.
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Dear saints,
This week I had the privilege to be prayed for by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at a Zoom meeting he was attending as part of the Compass Rose Society. Today a number of us will head up to Kanuga for our parish weekend. The last time we were there we were joined by the former Presiding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori. These two church leaders offer a reminder of how we belong to a worldwide church community, and how much our lives are intended to be woven together as the Body of Christ. As the Archbishop noted, reconciliation is not the absence of conflict but the growth that happens when we learn to disagree well, with love. How might we be people who live into that call in our own place and time? Where are there opportunities for you to be an agent of God’s reconciliation in the world around you? I pray as we continue to gather again and as we encourage one another to give courageously to the mission of this church that we will learn to trust that in the love of God we are able to cross divides, to heal old wounds, and to see lives renewed. Let us give thanks for the wide and wondrous diversity of human life and for the gift of the Anglican tradition we share with neighbors near and far.
Peace,
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Worship Schedule
Week of October 3, 2021
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Sunday
8:00 a.m.
Worship Service in the Chapel
9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
Worship Services in the Church
5:30 p.m.
Festival of Sacred Song
11:15 a.m.
Livestreamed Worship Service
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Monday through Thursday
12:05 p.m.
Noonday Prayer in the Church
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Thursday
7:30 p.m.
Integrity Atlanta's Annual Pride Eucharist
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Children's Church and Formation will take a break this Sunday while many families are away at Kanuga.
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Middle and High Schoolers |
Youth Formation will take a break this Sunday while many families are away at Kanuga.
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Jesus on the Front Page
Sundays, 10:20-11:05 a.m., in P305/306
Join this ongoing discussion of the news of the day and how we are called as Christians to respond in the public arena, in our private lives, and in our prayers.
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Adult Formation: Fall 2021 Session 2 Begins on October 10
Sundays October 10 and 17, 10:20-11:05 a.m.
During Session 2, Repairing the Breach, join us for the following classes and groups on Sundays, October 10 and 17:
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A Service of Recovery and Healing
Sunday, October 10, 4:45 p.m., on Zoom
Led by the Reverend Bob Book, our Service of Recovery and Healing meets on the second Sunday of each month at 4:30 p.m. ET. We focus on one of the 12 Steps in the context of an Evening Prayer service. Anyone interested in recovery is welcome; confidentiality is required. Please sign up online and Ellen Porter will send you the Zoom link.
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Learn More About Refugee Resettlement
Sunday, October 17, 10:20-11:05 a.m. P201 and on Zoom
Our Refugee Ministries program is excited to welcome a new family in the spring of 2022! Please join us in learning more about how you can participate in supporting this family as they begin their new life in the United States. Please sign up online if you’d like to receive the Zoom link. We will offer one more session on Sunday, November 14.
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Young Adults: Brunch and Bible
Sunday, October 17, 12:30-2:00 p.m., in Kennedy Courtyard
Join young adults at All Saints' for a monthly brunch conversation on the Sunday Scriptures. Even more satisfying than the food and fellowship we will share are those sacred lessons the Bible challenges us to savor together, as we open our hearts and minds to the transformative wisdom of the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ.
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St. Cecilia’s Young Women’s Group: Sunday Devotional
Sundays, October 17 and November 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the Ross Room
Join the young women (college students, young professionals, moms) of All Saints’ for our monthly Sunday evening devotional. We will be focusing this year on Care, Balance, and Community. Masks are required for our gatherings, and a Zoom link will be provided for those who can't join us in person!
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Novel Theology: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre
Wednesday, October 20, 7:00-8:00 p.m., on Zoom
Join our Novel Theology group in October to discuss Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre. This month’s meeting will be facilitated by James Gibson. Please sign up online to receive the Zoom link.
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Learn More About the All Saints’ Giving Tree
Sunday, October 24, 10:20-11:05 a.m., P201 and on Zoom
Every December, All Saints’ sponsors five organizations for Christmas gifts, in addition to providing food cards to Refugee Ministries’ families. Please join us in learning more about how you support our giving during the holiday season. Please sign up online if you’d like to receive the Zoom link. We will offer one more session on Sunday, November 7.
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Spiritual Practice and Self Care for Resettlement Volunteers
Sunday, October 24, 10:20-11:05 a.m., on Zoom
Refugee Ministries is grateful to Dr. Sue Beck in Colorado for offering us three opportunities to learn about self care for volunteers who work with former refugees. Dr. Beck will guide us through spiritual practices that will help us to find solace for our fears in the Divine and find peace within ourselves that will help us to be even more effective companions on the journey for those who have suffered traumatic losses. Please sign up online to receive the Zoom link. We will offer one more session on Sunday, November 7.
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Profiles in Faith & Pride on All Saints' Instagram Live
Monday, October 4 through Friday October 8
Celebrate Atlanta Pride Week by joining the Rev. Zack Nyein for 20-minute lunchtime conversations at 12:30 p.m. with local and national LGBTQ+ leaders of faith on Instagram Live. View with or without an Instagram account at instagram.com/allsaintsatlanta.
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Monday — The Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer, Bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the First Openly Trans Bishop in a Major U.S. Christian Denomination
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Tuesday — The Rev. Kim Jackson, Vicar of Church of the Common Ground and GA State Senator, District 41
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Wednesday — Dr. Jason Payne, All Saints’ Parishioner and Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist
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Thursday — Alyssa Sali, President of PFLAG, Sandy Springs, and Director of Children's and Family Ministries at St. Bede's Episcopal Church, Atlanta
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Friday — Myles Markham, Trans Activist and Impact Producer for the LGBTQ+ Documentary Film, Pray Away
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Broadway, Spirituals, and More! With John Tibbetts and Raymond Chenault
Sunday, October 10, 3:00 p.m., in the church
We welcome back two All Saints’ favorites in this exciting and varied program. John Tibbetts II served as an All Saints’ staff singer and soloist for a number of years before continuing his opera studies at the Cincinnati College Conservatory. He has recently co-founded the Amelia Island Opera Company. John will be joined by All Saints’ Organist-Choirmaster Emeritus Ray Chenault accompanying at the piano.
Tickets are available online or at the door. The price $25 for general admission and $10 for students; children and teens under 18 years of age may attend for free.
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Service and Social Justice |
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Super Saturday Furniture Collection with Refugee Ministries
Help us collect furniture donations for incoming Afghan families on Saturday, October 9
On October 9, we’ll be picking up furniture donations from homes within 15 mile radius of All Saints’. If you’re interested in donating items, please view what’s needed on our website.
We will also collect smaller household items (linens, utensils, etc.), which can be delivered to All Saints’ by October 16.
We are still looking for a few volunteers who are able to lift furniture! We are happy to provide service hours to youth who participate.
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*NEW DATE*: Covenant Community's Celebration of Hopes and Memories
Thursday, October 28, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Ellis Hall
Please join our friends at Covenant Community to honor and celebrate the graduates and their families and supporters. There will be live music and hors d’oevres!
Covenant Community is one of our four core ministries and offers a life-stabilization residential program for men experiencing homelessness and recovering from substance use disorder.
Please call 404-823-7773 to RSVP for this event.
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MAC Race for Midtown is Back!
Saturday, October 30, 8:30 a.m., Piedmont Park
Join us for a 5K through Piedmont Park to benefit Midtown Assistance Center (MAC), one of our four core service ministries. MAC provides emergency assistance to help prevent homelessness and hunger. The race course this year is once again inside the park; parking is available in the lot next to Park Tavern. The cost is $35 per person; please sign up online.
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Donate Children's Clothing, Books, Socks, and Shoes to Threads
We invite donations of new or gently used children’s clothing; a donation barrel is located in the upper level of the parking garage behind the security booth.
Current needs: children's books, short-sleeved shirts for boys and girls (sizes 5-14), new children's sneakers, new socks for boys and girls (size medium). Please remember: Threads does not accept used shoes, socks, or underwear.
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Share a Meal with the Men of Covenant Community
Please consider bringing dinner to the men of Covenant Community on a Monday night. Meals can either be shared with the men inside the residence or they can be dropped off sometime during the day. Available dates are: November 15, 22, 29. Thank you so much.
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All Saints' Connects Small Groups Begin Soon!
Please sign up by October 8!
Join the saints for a six-week opportunity for interpersonal connection in the context of Christ-centered community. Our All Saints’ Connects Fall 2021 Small Groups invite participants to explore personal experiences of grace and stories of transformation, guided by trained facilitators and structured conversation. Group members commit to meeting for 60 minutes weekly, starting in mid-October. Please register before October 8 and contact the Rev. Sarah Stewart with questions.
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Working with our Whole Selves: A Mental Fitness Workshop
Saturday, October 9, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., in the Ross Room
Join peers and friends for a half-day workshop hosted by parishioner Linda Gabbard, executive consultant and professional coach, who will teach and equip participants with practical skills to navigate the pressures of daily life.
Using neuroscience based concepts and tools to build self-command muscles of mind and spirit, this interactive session will illuminate methods for sustaining calm and positivity in our relationships at home and at work as we recognize and lessen stress-causing “Saboteur” voices while strengthening our inner “Sage” potential.
Lunch is provided and will be served outside in Kennedy Courtyard. Please RSVP (especially with your dietary needs) online.
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Pride & Pastries Coffee Hour in the Courtyard
Sunday, October 10
Gather with us in the Kennedy Courtyard after the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services for a special rainbow-themed coffee hour, with an array of colorful treats and refreshments, in honor of Atlanta Pride weekend.
In addition, stop by our Pride table and photo booth to fellowship and connect with LGBTQ+ & Ally saints, and take part in a special All Saints’ promotional video to be premiered during national Pride month next June.
Interested in helping out by volunteering at the table or contributing food? Contact vestry member Justin Averette by filling out this form.
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Walk the Labyrinth
Sundays, October 10 through 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Kennedy Courtyard
Walking the twisting path of the labyrinth is a meditative ritual. It can be envisioned as a metaphor reflecting the passage through one’s own life with its recurring corners, which must be encountered one step at a time.
Opening and closing with prayer, feel free to drop in any time allowing 15 minutes to walk. Trained facilitators and guides on hand.
The rain location is Ellis Hall; no pre-registration needed.
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Newcomer Tour
Sunday, October 17, 10:20-10:50 a.m., Kennedy Courtyard
Are you new to All Saints'? Would you like to meet a member of our Welcome Team and learn more about our campus? Join us for a tour to get the lay of the land and ask questions! We’ll meet at the tent in Kennedy Courtyard for coffee and doughnuts before we begin.
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Conversations and Compline
Sunday, October 24, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Ellis Hall and the chapel
Come for conversation, stay for Compline. Saints 18 years and older gather together on the fourth Sunday of the month to pair up for some interactive, rotational conversations and fun. Whether you're eager to get reacquainted or seeking a fresh way to lean into a faith community, you are welcome to share in this experience. The evening concludes with music and prayer to send us into the week refreshed and encouraged by connections God is revealing among us.
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Integrity Atlanta’s Annual Pride Eucharist
Thursday, October 7, 7:30 p.m., in the church
Integrity Atlanta looks forward to hosting its 32nd Annual Pride Eucharist at All Saints’. The preacher for this service is the Rev. Winnie Varghese. Winnie recently moved to Atlanta to become the rector at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Atlanta. Everyone is welcome to attend as part of the ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta to "draw the circle wider" in our faith community.
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Upcoming Confirmation Services on November 7
We also look forward to offering the opportunity to be confirmed during special worship services on Sunday, November 7 at 4:00 and 6:30 p.m.
If you have attended the Adult Inquirer’s class and would like to be confirmed, please contact Pat Kiley at patkiley@allsaintsatlanta.org or 404-267-4265.
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Watch Imagine Church Online
On September 7, Imagine Church, an online ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, gathered at All Saints' for its first-ever live, in-person service—a Eucharistic celebration including a mix of traditional liturgy, together with gospel and contemporary music, a meditation from Bishop Rob Wright, and communion in the round. Watch the service online at https://imaginechurch.online/watch.
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Please Donate Flower Memorials and Thanksgivings
We welcome your support of our Flower Guild, whose work is offered to the glory of God. We invite your gifts in loving memory of those who have died, and in celebration of God's blessings in your life.
The suggested donation is $150 and multiple flower memorials may be printed in bulletins to accommodate our parishioners’ generosity.
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Connect with us on Realm!
We recently launched Realm, our new platform for online giving, directory, and event registration. If you haven’t already, please sign up for an account to manage your personal information, control your giving, register for events, and keep in touch with the people and groups that matter to you.
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Thanks to everyone who attended last Sunday's Blessing of the Animals!
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