Join Mtr. Teresa Seagle in the Parish Hall during the Sunday's in Advent for a special Adult Christian Formation series on the scripture and traditions of the Advent Season. For this upcoming Sunday, Advent 2, we will look at the history of the season of Advent, followed by Advent in the Old Testament on December 11th, and Advent traditions around the world on December 18th. Bring your questions and join in the conversation on Sunday mornings in the Parish Hall immediately following breakfast!

During the season of Advent, Fr. Donavan is inviting you to join him again in deepening your prayer life with the beads of the Rosary! Fr. Donavan will open the church BEGINNING TODAY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST and continuing the next two Fridays through Friday, December 16th, at 12:10pm, for 20 to 30 minutes of praying the Rosary.

Each Advent season calls us to prayer and preparation, and the Rosary can offer you a moving, tactile way to deepen your spirituality. Whether you've always prayed with Rosary beads or have never held a Rosary before, this is your opportunity to experience the ancient Christian practice of praying with beads. The church will have plenty of Rosaries to give out to everyone who needs one, so you can bring your own or simply come into the church and pick one up there.

All Saints is blessed to continue our tradition of having our Christmas pageant this Christmas Eve at the 5pm service.

Pageant Rehearsal dates this year begin THIS SUNDAY, December 4th, and will continue on the 11th, and 18th during the Christian Formation hour, from 9:30am to 10am. Children should be dropped off in the church by 9:30am and picked up in the Christian Education Building (CEB) at 10:15am. It is very important that all participants come to rehearsal.  

If you have any question, you can email Hillary Citrano, our dedicated Pageant Director and a Personal Assistant to St. Nicholas!

Every Advent, parishioners are given the opportunity to purchase poinsettias in memory of or in thanksgiving for a loved one during the upcoming Christmas season. The poinsettias are used to decorate our church sanctuary and our All Saints columbarium, beginning on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.

If you'd like to donate a poinsettia this year at All Saints, please place your donation (the suggested donation is $10 per plant) in the envelopes provided in the pews. The envelopes will be available for donations through Sunday, December 18th. Please write on your envelope legibly and drop your envelope in one of the offering baskets so we can remember and give thanks for your loved one. Following Christmas Day, each poinsettia may be picked up from the church and taken to decorate your home!

Members of the Outreach Committee will be in the Parish Hall to assist in distributing the angel ornaments to parishioners who would like to participate. On Sunday, December 11th, we will be collecting the ornament and gifts, as well as gift cards for families of the All Saints Care Center, so we can get them to those in need in time for the arrival of Christmas. If you have any questions, please contact Rick Johnston.

Stewardship at All Saints is when we ask that you graciously make an annual pledge to keep our church open and operating. Your generosity allows for our wonderful clergy and phenomenal staff, to keep our lights on, and to continue our shared Christian journey.

But Did You Know . . .

is not just a stewardship campaign: rather it is intended to spur all of us to think that there are probably so many more blessings that each of us could think of as to how God touches us through All Saints.

Do you love to sew? Do you love to fellowship? Come join the All Saints Quilt Ministry this Saturday at 9am to 11am. No experience is needed! A light breakfast will be served. Please join this amazing ministry this Saturday morning!

It is with fondness, prayers and love that we wish Father Donavan and his family all the best as they move to Huntsville, Alabama. Father Donavan will preach his last sermon at All Saints on December 18th at both the 8am and the 10:30am services. All are invited to also come and honor our wonderful Father Donavan and his dear family on that day after the 10:30am service for a send-off luncheon. There will be a gift and “Well Wishes”/love letter station in the Parish Hall.

A foyer group is part of a worldwide Christian community which had its origin in

the rebuilding of the Cathedral in Coventry, England after its destruction during

World War II. It is a lay ministry dedicated to reconciliation and renewal by

building relationships in small groups over simple, home-based meals. The name

Foyer derives from the French word for hearth.

The purpose is just to gather with no agenda. A foyer group is a being group,

rather than a doing group. Our Foyer groups will meet in randomly assigned

circles of 6-8 people and change twice a year. When you join, you may host a

meal at your apartment or home. If that is not possible, you may join and serve as

a co-host. There is no need to stress about formality or having a grand home.

Both couples and singles are welcome, and every effort will be made to pair

families with children, as group size permits. Newcomers to All Saints will always

be made welcome too.

Sign-up sheets will be in your bulletins this Sunday!

Prior to the Pandemic in 2020, Coffee Hour at All Saints following the 10:30am Holy Eucharist was a very important time each week to catch up with friends and finish out our Sunday morning in fellowship. Well, Coffee Hour is back! Come to the Parish Hall immediately following the dismissal at the end of the 10:30am service EVERY SUNDAY THIS FALL for hot coffee, cool drinks, sweet cookies, salty snacks and good conversation!

And if Coffee Hour brings back wonderful memories from All Saints' past, perhaps you'd like to sign up and host a simple coffee hour yourself sometime this Fall! If so, Kim Fishback will help you sign you up in the Parish Hall and point out where all our coffee hour supplies are now located. She can also make some sensible and easy suggestions for how you can "personalize" an upcoming Coffee Hour Sunday!

All Saints would love for you to join us on Monday mornings at 8 AM via Zoom to pray the service of Morning Prayer from the Daily Office. What better way to start your week than a sweet reminder that your days belong to God and that you are never alone? Just open up your computer or smart phone, and click HERE to join. The meeting ID is 845 0325 3205 and the passcode to enter the Zoom meeting is 244071 Or just email Julia Suddath HERE for the Zoom invitation. You can also use Forward Movement's Daily Prayer resource HERE to see the liturgy and to read the assigned Bible readings for Morning Prayer.

Want to hear or listen again to one of Fr. Donavan or Mtr. Teresa's sermons? If so, ALL of our All Saints sermons are always available online! Check them out here now, and subscribe to 'Sunday Sermons at All Saints' on your favorite Podcast app! Right on!