This Sunday we are excited to welcome everyone back inside the sanctuary for indoor worship. We will have one service on November 7 at 10:30am. The following Sunday, November 14, we will resume our "normal" Sunday worship schedule of 8:00am Rite I in the Chapel and 10:30am Rite II in the sanctuary. Playground church will continue for kids and will meet on the playground or may move indoors to Thornton Hall depending on the weather.
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Remembering Loved Ones in a service for All Faithful Departed (also known as All Souls)
This year we will hold a special service of remembrance for those who have died, either in the last year or in any year past, in the church on Wednesday, November 3 at 12:15. The Eucharistic service will feature prayers for the dead and a commendation of those we love but see no longer and will take place in the sanctuary rather than the chapel. Our votive candle rack will be available if you would like to light a candle for your loved one who has died.
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Evensong November 7 at 5pm |
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HEARTH Thanksgiving Box Collection |
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We are excited to participate in the HEARTH (Henrico Emergency Assistance to Reduce Threat of Homelessness) program for Thanksgiving food boxes. Completed boxes must be dropped off to All Saints (Thornton Hall) on Thursday, November 18 before 3pm. If you can not drop off to All Saints during the week, you can drop off directly to St. Martin's Episcopal Church (near Tucker HS) on Saturday, November 20 between 7:30am-9:00am.
Please sign up to help. We know not everyone has the time or budget to complete a full box, so this year, we also have the option to donate just a gift card or just some of the suggested items.
Choose from the suggested items below or add your own! Each complete box should come with a $15-20 gift card from Food Lion, Kroger, etc. to purchase a turkey or ham. This is a great project for kids to help with as they can decorate the box and/or include a fun thanksgiving greeting card.
Suggested Items:
Instant mashed potatoes, club crackers, instant rice, spaghetti sauce + pasta, canned vegetables, dinner rolls, hot chocolate mix, gravy mix, corn bread/muffin mix, oatmeal, canned chicken broth, canned fruit, mac and cheese, applesauce, canned yams, brownie mix, peanut butter + jelly, pancake mix, stuffing mix, canned cranberry sauce, canned green beans, etc.
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Sunday Playground Church Volunteers Needed |
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Joan and Diane are looking for volunteers to help with playground church on Sundays from about 10:10am until Communion. Everything will be provided, so no planning necessary! Please email Joan or Diane if you can volunteer one Sunday.
As a reminder, all children ages 3 through 5th grade are invited to playground church for a Bible story, craft, playtime, and snack. Drop off begins at 10:20am. Kids are encouraged to bring their own snack and drink.
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Welborne Food Pantry Donations |
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Welborne United Methodist Food Pantry Donations
We are so grateful for your support of this important community ministry. See below for the current needs of the Welborne United Methodist Community Pantry.
CURRENT FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:
- Canned chicken
- Mac and cheese
- Jelly (plastic jar only)
- Canned fruit
- Canned corn
- Peanut butter or cheese crackers
- Rice
- Cereal
- Tomato soup
They are also welcoming Thanksgiving items such as: stuffing, boxed pie crust mix, canned pie fillings, canned veggies, yams, sweet potatoes, corn bread, cranberry sauce, and muffin mixes.
Donations can be left in the green shed outside of the playground at All Saints. The shed is checked regularly.
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Youth & Choir Volunteer Opportunities |
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As doers of the word, we are invited to be Christ’s hands and feet in a variety of ministries. What this means is unique to each of us – but we know it takes a village to make the variety of ministries at All Saints Church. As we relaunch our ministries for youth and children at All Saints in the coming months, we need your help!
Currently, we are in need of volunteers for Youth Group and Choir programs. There are two main lists we use to sign up volunteers on SignUpGenius. You can access the one for the Youth by clicking here, and for the Choirs by clicking here. There are a variety of roles and opportunities, from providing food, hosting & running a program, to simply being a “supervising” adult along with other adult leaders. If you see something that calls your name, sign up!
These needs cannot be covered by parental help alone – we need a variety of personalities and gifts to deepen and enrich the experience for our children & youth. If you have questions, please reach out to me at shayes@allsaintsrichmond.org, or call the church. How is God calling you to share your gifts with future generations?
Scott Hayes
Director of Music & Interim Youth Coordinator
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Thanks to our garden czar Gretchen Jones and all the volunteers that helped put the garden "to bed" for the winter.
They were able to plant cover crops throughout the beds so there is no weeding necessary!
We are in need of straw to cover the walkways. Please consider donating if you have some that you used for Halloween/Fall decorations. If you can help, please email Gretchen Jones.
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Saintly Stitchers are Back! |
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Join us on our new day, Wednesdays at 2 pm in the library, for knitting, crocheting, or whatever you enjoy doing. Some of us don’t do any of that but enjoy meeting with this congenial group for an hour or so to get to know one another better and to just catch up. If you have wanted to learn to knit, this is the group for you. Needles, yarn, and very patient teachers are provided. We are working on fidgets for a memory care unit if you want to help with a project by sewing on buttons and other fidgety items. We love to meet new people….hope to see you! Questions? Joan Dalrymple jrdcpd@gmail.com
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Worship Service from October 31, 2021
Bari Pitt's Children's Homily (Begins at 24:00)
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