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June 12, 2020
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In This Issue...
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Get the latest news from All Saints'. Visit
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Worship online with us on
Facebook. If you do not have a Facebook account, please join us on
Vimeo.
Sunday
- 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
Monday and Wednesday
- 12:05 p.m. Noonday Prayer
If you'd like detailed instructions about how to worship with us online, click here >>
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A Note From the Rector
Dear saints,
Last night I had the privilege of preaching at First Presbyterian Church in Midtown as part of their Wisdom Collaborative. Let's just say that I was the first person to preach in a clerical collar in that pulpit for a while! It was a gift for me to expand my circle. If I get invited back we'll find out if they felt the same way! Expanding our circles might be one of the most constructive and important things we can do right now. How might your circle widen do you imagine? I know that my own circle needs to grow to help me hear new voices, especially the voices of those who I have not heard enough or understood too little. We need one another to gain a fuller sense of how the world is, not only for us but for others. It is what God intends for the human family - that we might see God's glory in one another. In all honesty, for every year of the past 20 since I stopped living in India, my circle has only gotten whiter. I had not intended it to be so, but I didn't need to, it happens unless we commit ourselves always to move outward.
So, dear saints, I invite you to join me in moving outward. We will grow and change because of it, and that will be a gift to us all.
Peace,
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If you'd like to watch Simon's sermon from last night, please
click here to view the video on Facebook. If you do not have a Facebook account, please
click here to view the video on First Presbyterian's Vimeo account. The sermon begins 18 minutes and 40 seconds into the video.
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Sundays, 9:00 a.m., on Zoom
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. Jesus on the From Page also has a Facebook group (click here to join)! To join this meeting, please contact Ethel Ware Carter at ethelware@aol.com for the Zoom meeting link and password.
Worship and Adult Formation Survey
Thank you to all of the saints who have joined us for worship and formation online. As we look forward to the fall, we would like to hear from you so we can serve you more effectively. Please take this brief questionnaire (takes less than two minutes to complete!) and help shape our worship and formation offerings this fall.
Click here to take the survey.
For more information, contact The Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett at abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Noonday Prayer
Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:05 p.m.,
on Facebook and Vimeo (Live)
Take a mid-day break and join a member of our clergy for a brief, five to ten-minute prayer service, now on Mondays and Wednesdays for the month of June. This service is broadcast live to Facebook and Vimeo. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett at abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
God is our Refuge and Strength:
Prayers of Comfort for Those Who Mourn
Wednesday, June 17, 6:30 p.m.,
on Facebook and Vimeo (Live)
Psalm 46 proclaims, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea." Join us as we pray comfort for those who mourn, and justice for those who engage in the sacred act of peaceful protest. Everyone is invited to submit prayer requests for this special service (
click here).
For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett at abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Compline Prayers
Thursdays, 8:00-8:30 p.m., on Zoom
Everyone is welcome to join our young adults for communal prayers using the service of Compline from the Book of Common Prayer (there is a free online version available at bcponline.org). To join this meeting, contact Justin Averette at justin.averette@gmail.com for the Zoom meeting link and password.
Pass the Peace with the Saints Online!
Send us a photo or short video to say "peace be with you." We will share these with our community during our online worship services at on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Please email your peace to Jocelyn Cassada at jcassada@allsaintsatlanta.org by 5:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
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Giving
Many of us send regular payments to All Saints'. In this time of pandemic it feels like I'm exercising a well-trained muscle to keep giving. Don't atrophy, keeping giving if you can.
Thank you.
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You can mail in a check. We have someone checking the mail at the
church every day.
- You can give a gift or make a pledge payment online on our website at allsaintsatlanta.org/giving.
- You can set up recurring payments via our ACCESS: All Saints' online directory and payment system. Click on the logo (right hand side of our homepage at allsaintsatlanta.org) and set up your login.
- Give in an instant by using text to give. Type your message to: 73256 and in the message space: allsaintsatlanta (Note: the first time you use it, you input your credit card information. The next time it's quick!)
Thank you, All Saints'!
Debbie Wilson, Chair of Stewardship Committee,
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Adult Formation
Many of our classes and groups are taking a summer break. We'll be back in August! In the meantime, please feel free to watch recordings of recent discussions:
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Music
During this time of social distancing, we've been posting "Hymns from Home" videos on our Facebook and Vimeo pages with hymns from the requests we receive through The Hymn Project. Visit
allsaintsatlanta.org/hymns to learn more about this project, to view the videos we've posted so far, and to make your own hymn requests! We post new hymn videos on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the month of June.
For more information, contact Dr. Kirk Rich at krich@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Parish Life
Let Your Light Shine
We are already looking forward to the start of a new program year on Homecoming Sunday! As part of the celebration, you're invited to join our community in making angel lanterns at home for a parade-in-place.
Click here to order your angel lantern kit by July 26.
For more information, contact Jill Gossett at jgossett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Ministry for Employment Transitions
We have launched a ministry to offer networking advice and support for parishioners who are facing employment transitions at this time. The group is led by parishioner Steve Hines.
To join this group or for more information, please contact Steve Hines at jobnetworking@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Service
All Saints' Cares Update
At the beginning of May we celebrated the start of our All Saints' Cares initiative for Eastertide. Now that the season has drawn to a close, we want to thank everyone for their remarkable acts of love, which includes hundreds of lunches, all sorts of supplies and over $28,275 in monetary donations. Beyond Eastertide, these ministries will continue to have needs to which you may wish to respond. Click here to learn how to get involved. For more information, contact Jill Gossett at jgossett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Share a Meal with the Men of Covenant Community
(on Zoom)
There is still a way to help with the Monday dinners for Covenant Community while quarantine restrictions are still in effect. Although it will be a while before visitors will be allowed to join the men to break bread, the following protocol has been suggested by CCI's Executive Director, Johnathan Davis. For the foreseeable future, dinner will need to be dropped off at the front door on Spring Street. After dinner, the men would very much like to do a Zoom meeting with the parishioner so that everyone could get together online. Available dates are: June 15, 22, 29 and July 6.
For more information, contact Barbara Blender at bblender@bellsouth.net.
Respite Care Atlanta: Help Celebrate the Fourth of July with Our Families
Respite Care Atlanta has many wonderful opportunities to volunteer for their Fourth of July "Pop Up Parade" and related festivities, including:
- Outfit cars with patriotic decorations for the parade route through our members' neighborhoods
- Bake and pack-up themed treats
- Prepare themed activities
- Create a presentation for a Zoom meeting in the morning (the theme must have something to do with the Fourth of July)
- Facilitate small group coffee chats on Zoom with members, caregivers, and other volunteers, including bingo (cards already made) and cognitive games
- Demo an art project or cooking class live on Zoom
Preparations must start early, so please sign-up as soon as possible by using RCA's Sign Up Genius. For more information, contact Wendy Liverant at wliverant@spdl.org.
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General
Get the Most Up-to-Date Information
As you know, things are changing quickly during this outbreak of COVID-19. Please continue to monitor our website for the latest news about upcoming virtual events, online worship services, and the answers to frequently asked questions regarding our policies and protocols during this time of temporary closure:
allsaintsatlanta.org/covid-19.
Need help using Zoom or other technology to connect with us online?
Beware of Email Phishing Scams
Please continue to beware of email scams by people who impersonate clergy or members of our community and ask for a "favor" and then ask for money or gift cards. Click here to learn more.
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