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August 28, 2020
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Sunday
- 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Rite II (LIVE)
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
- 12:05 p.m. Noonday Prayer (LIVE)
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  A Note From the Rector
Dear saints,
This week I was a panelist on a webinar for the CEEP network of churches, imagining with church leaders from around the country what the church is called to be in this time of pandemic and beyond. I found myself sharing how this past six months has helped us see with clearer vision the kinds of needs that surround us in society today. It has also been a time where we have asked what is most essential for the mission of the church.
For me, I hope that when people come across a community like All Saints' that they will see people who wish to offer something of consequence to the world around them. In that, I pray that they will see in us something of God's transformative grace and a hope for a more just and loving world.
However this note finds you in your life today, I do hope that you will see an opening for yourself to be part of this church's mission to bring light and life to others. As we take stock of our life together at this Sunday's Annual Parish Meeting, may we give thanks for the gift of each other and find in the company of the saints the strength and courage to do all that God has called us to.
Peace,
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 Hold on to Hope Bible Study
with the Rev. Natosha Reid Rice
Sundays, August 23, August 30, and September 6,
9:00-9:55 a.m., on Zoom
Explore scripture that kindles hope and provides encouragement with the Rev. Natosha Reid Rice, Minister for Public Life. Click here to register.
 The MICAH Project: Deep in Her Heart: A Tribute to Connie Curry with Bob Miller
Sunday, August 30, 9:00-9:55 a.m., on Zoom
Connie Curry, longtime All Saints' member, was our most "boots on the ground" civil rights activist. Connie was an honors graduate of Agnes Scott College, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a Fulbright Scholar, but she was and is better known as an unrelenting force for civil rights. Among many other things, she was the only white member of the Executive Committee of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee when it was founded in 1960 during the sit-in movement. Click here to register.
 Threads and Refugee Ministries: Serving the City
Sundays, August 23, August 30, and September 6,
9:00-9:55 a.m., on Zoom
Louisa Merchant, Director of Refugee Ministries, and Lori Guarisco, Coordinator of Threads, share stories about their work with people who were formerly refugees and children. Learn what's happening during the pandemic and discuss ways to become part of broader solutions in the city. Click here to register.
 Jesus on the Front Page
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). Please click here to sign up for this group, which is led by Ethel Ware Carter.
Morning Prayer Livestream
Sundays, 10:00 a.m., on Facebook and Vimeo
W e now offer Morning Prayer LIVE on Facebook and Vimeo on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.; our worship services were previously pre-recorded earlier in the week and published on Sunday mornings. Click here for instructions and helpful tips to join the live service. For more information, contact Jocelyn Cassada at jcassada@allsaintsatlanta.org.
 Annual Parish Meeting Online
Sunday, August 30, 11:00 a.m., on Facebook and Vimeo
Join our clergy and vestry leadership for a report on our common life, including programs, finances, community engagement, and the election of new vestry members. This meeting will be broadcast live from the church after the 10:00 a.m. service. Click here to download the 2019 Annual Report. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Simon Mainwaring at smainwaring@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Youth and Children's Ministries:
Virtual Campfire and Sing-A-Long
Sunday, August 30, 6:30-7:00 p.m., on Facebook and Vimeo
All are welcome to join us as we sing around the campfire. We will sing Vacation Bible School songs, oldies but goodies, and a few favorites from last time. Bring your s'mores, your voices, and your camp chairs to join us online by your own fires as we praise God in song. For more information, contact Kathy Roberts at kroberts@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Recordings of Adult Formation Classes
Many of our Adult Formation classes are recorded and available to watch on our website. Click here t
o view the videos; the videos from Sunday are posted on Monday.
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Noonday Prayer
Mondays through Thursdays, 12:05 p.m., on Facebook
Join our clergy for Noonday Prayer at 12:05 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The service is broadcast live on Facebook with clergy members joining from their homes. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett at abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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). Please click here to sign up for this group, which is led by Justin Averette.
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. For more information, contact Betsey Gibbs at bgibbs@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Giving
Keep the All Saints' Light Shining Bright with continued pledge payments and gifts to the church.
Thank you so much!
Debbie Wilson,
Chair of the Stewardship Committee
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Adult Formation
On Reflection
Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m., on Facebook
Join our clergy for a short piece of theologically informed social commentary. We'll think about God and the world, and what it is like to live faithfully in it. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett at abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
 Art for Justice and Peace with Ariel Fristoe
Wednesdays, August 26, September 2, and September 9, 6:30 p.m., on Zoom
Our baptismal covenant calls us to strive for justice and peace. Art has the power to open hearts and minds, and to turn strangers into friends. How can artists use the tools of theater to build a more just and peaceful world, and create the kingdom of heaven? Click here to register for these online gatherings.
The MICAH Project:
One Step Beyond Caution: The Ministers' Manifesto of 1957 with Ethel Ware Carter
Sunday, September 6, 9:00-9:55 a.m., on Zoom
An Atlanta pastor asked how the pulpits could be silent when the Georgia Legislature was discussing closing the public schools rather than integrating them. A group of ministers responded publicly changing the climate in the city. Join Ethel Ware Carter to learn more about this pivotal moment in history. Click here to learn more about The MICAH Project and to register for this online gathering.
 Ask the Clergy Sunday, September 6, 11:00 a.m., on Facebook and Vimeo
An open-source conversation with the All Saints' clergy team. Submit your questions in real time, and we will discuss the issues that are on your mind. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett at abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Faith in the City Series:
Moral Leadership with Robert Franklin
Sunday, September 13, 9:00 a.m., on Facebook and Vimeo
Join Revs. Simon Mainwaring and Natosha Reid Rice in conversation with Dr. Robert M. Franklin Jr., James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor in Moral Leadership at Emory University and former President of Morehouse College, Atlanta. In the words of Cornell West of Harvard University, 'Robert Franklin is a towering figure in higher education who exemplifies so much of the integrity, courage, and imagination he analyzes. He stands in the great tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. and Benjamin Mays! And we either heed his words or we perish!'
The Faith in the City series invites leaders and thinkers from our city and national life to help the church be people who answer the call to love, serve, and transform the world; stay tuned for upcoming speakers in October, November, and December. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Simon Mainwaring at smainwaring@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Young Adults
Formation Series: Jesus as a Radical Revolutionary
Thursday, September 3, 7:00-8:00 p.m., on Zoom
Join us for a lively discussion on social justice. This Young Adult fall formation series, held on the first Thursday of each month, invites us to explore topics of revolution, dissent, disruption, and change in society and the church. These discussions begin at 7:00 p.m. and are followed by Compline prayers at 8:00 p.m.
Please click here to sign up for this Zoom gathering and and Justin Averette will send you the meeting link and password.
Virtual Brunch and Bible
Sunday, September 13, 11:00 a.m.,
on Zoom
Gather 'round our virtual/communal table the second Sunday of each month, starting September 13, for a lively bring-your-own-brunch conversation with peers and mentors. You only need a posture of respect and generosity (and a suitable mobile device) to be in the "Zoom Where It Happens" as we explore God's Living Word in scripture and in the unfolding texts of our lives. Please click here to sign up for this Zoom gathering and Mark Kolojejchick-Kotch will send you the meeting link and password.
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First Youth Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, September 13, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Zoom
Register by August 31
There's no getting around it...Youth Choir will be different this fall, but together we can create great music and make a difference! We will meet online through Zoom rehearsals. There are plans for us to learn and record virtual anthems for worship and for SNL with small ensembles and the whole choir, even handbells. Let's welcome our new 7th graders and give our seniors a great last year. Bring a willing heart, a positive attitude, and a desire to be present for each other. You must register your singer online by August 31, click here to register. For more information, contact Karol Kimmell at karolkimmell@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Children's Ministries
First Wednesday Children's Choir Rehearsals
Wednesday, September 2, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Zoom
Register by August 31
Meet us in our Virtual Zoom Room for choir this fall! It will be different, but with great possibilities! Each month the choirs will learn stories and songs about Bible characters (mini-musicals) and learn a hymn, a psalm and a prayer, and as always, learn musical concepts and how to express our faith through music. We plan to record anthems for worship and stay connected with our church friends. Meeting times each Wednesday are:
- Cherub (PreK-K) at 4:00 p.m.
- Primary (grades 1 and 2) at 4:30 p.m.
- Junior (grades 3-6) at 5:15 p.m.
Children's Church Begins
Sunday, September 13, 8:00 a.m., on Facebook and Vimeo
We're excited to be back! Join us to sing, pray, learn, and go forth to serve. There will be a bulletin and color sheets to download each week, along with some music and story ideas to check out online. We will have some surprise guests joining us, so make sure you are there. Please send Mrs. Kathy your prayer requests and birthdays by each Wednesday for the following Sunday. For more information, contact Kathy Roberts at kroberts@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Moving Up Ceremony for Children's Ministries
Sunday, September 13, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., in the church parking lot
Milestone Moments are important transitions in life that we mark as sacred; we take time to bless and celebrate kids as they reach them. Rising Kindergartners will move up from the Little Saints' program; rising 4th graders will join Club 45, our tween program; and rising 6th graders will move up to Youth Ministries and into a new community for their teen years. We will send more information about this ceremony to the participants, but ask your prayers on this day for each of these children as they continue their faith journey. For more information, contact Kathy Roberts at kroberts@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Children's Formation Begins
Sunday, September 20, 9:00-9:55 a.m., on Zoom
Register by September 7
Please make sure to register your children for the new program year! Each Sunday on Zoom, we will meet to play games, catch up with one another, hear our Bible lesson, create a craft or act out a drama, and leave with a challenge for the week. Our first five sessions will be "Compassion Camp: Be Loved, Be Kind, Be You" and we will learn about compassion for others, ourselves and the world. Please click here to register by September 7. For more information, contact Kathy Roberts at kroberts@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Music
The Hymn Project
Tuesdays and Thursdays, on Facebook and Vimeo
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. Click here more about this project, to view the videos we've posted so far, and to offer your own hymn requests! We publish new hymns on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Concert Series Returns Online
Friday, September 18, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,
on Facebook and Vimeo
The All Saints' Concert Series returns for another season, this year with a twist. The Series kicks off with a virtual program featuring members of our choir and instrumentalists from our congregation and the city, including: Greer Lyle and Samantha Frischling, sopranos; Frank Timmerman, Cody Galyon, and Jamie Clements, tenors; Cain-Oscar Bergeron, flute; Kirk Rich and Giles Brightwell, organ; and Ray and Beth Chenault, duo organists. For more information, contact Dr. Kirk Rich at krich@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Parish Life
All Saints' Connects: Community Small Groups
Register by August 31
Connect with the saints as we gather afresh, through virtual constellations this fall! We will share stories and spiritual conversations within these innovative four-week community small groups. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. Monthly sessions begin in early September. Click here to register by August 31. For additional information, contact the Rev. Sarah Stewart at sstewart@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Jezebels Women's Reading Group
Resumes on Wednesday, September 2,
5:00-6:00 p.m., on Zoom
Jezebels is a women's reading group that has met continuously for 16 years. We read a variety of fiction, nonfiction, plays, and poetry, deeply exploring each selection over a period of weeks. We will begin the 2020/21 year with Hillary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light. Future selections will be made by the group upon the conclusion of the current book.
Please click here to sign up for this group, and Mimi Spang will contact you with the Zoom meeting link and password.
Saints in the Light:
Faithful Leadership in a Time of Pandemic
Thursday, September 10, 11:00 a.m., on Zoom
Join public health experts Dr. Arjun Srinivasan and Dr. Joe Bresee for a conversation on faithful leadership. Learn how their faith has informed their work and how responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped their faith. Please click here to register. For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett at abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Novel Theology:
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
Wednesday, September 16, 7:00-8:00 p.m., on Zoom
Facilitator: Simon Mainwaring A Lesson Before Dying is a deep and compassionate novel about a young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to visit a black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting. Please click here to sign up for this Zoom gathering and Amelia Tuttle will send you the meeting link and password.
All Saints' Notecards
Our beautiful new notecards are here! Each package contains 10 note cards with envelopes; two each of five different photographs from around our campus. Your purchase will help support our four core ministries: Threads, Refugee Ministries, Covenant Community and Midtown Assistance Center (MAC). Notecard packages are $12 each and will be mailed to you; click here to purchase. For more information, Jill Gossett at jgossett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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Service
Share a Meal with the Men of Covenant Community
(on Zoom)
Mondays, August 31, September 7, and September 21
It would be wonderful if you could help with the Monday dinners for Covenant Community. Although it will be quite a while longer until we are able to join the men in the residence to break bread, an encouraging protocol has been put in place. For the foreseeable future, dinner can be dropped off at CCI's front door on Spring Street any time during the day. After dinner the men would very much like to do a Zoom meeting with the parishioner(s) so that everyone can get together online. Please click here to inquire about providing a meal and Barbara Blender will be in touch to help coordinate.
[UPDATE] Saints & Service: Canned Goods Collection Competition
Drop-off on Sunday, September 6, 12:00-1:30 p.m., in the church parking lot
We're pivoting our annual Labor Day service event from a sandwich make to a canned goods collection for the Atlanta Food Bank, which is currently in need of all the donations they can get. Here's how to help:
- Offer to pick up canned goods from your neighbors
- Purchase BOGO items while you are grocery shopping
- Bag up your donations and make a "drive-and-drop" at the church
Donations will be weighed and a winner will be declared and a prize awarded for the heaviest donation made! For more information, contact Kathy Roberts at kroberts@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Serve as a Tutor with Refugee Ministries
Tuesdays, September 8 through December 8, on Zoom
Refugee Ministries invites volunteers to provide 12 weekly one-hour tutoring sessions on Zoom to former refugee children in Dekalb County who need educational support to successfully complete their distance learning assignments. We will provide an orientation session, the materials, and ongoing support for volunteers. Adult volunteers, as well as youth in grade 6 and above, are welcome to serve as tutors. Donations of laptops with WiFi capability and cameras are also welcome to help students do their school work. To sign up or for more information, contact Louisa Merchant at
Help Beautify the Sterne House
Covenant Community's Martha Sterne House is in great need of some lawn care such as trimming bushes and trees, adding pine straw, etc. To volunteer to help, please contact Jill Gossett at jgossett@allsaintsatlanta.org.
Donate Toiletries to Covenant Community
Covenant Community invites donations of personal hygiene products, including hair brushes, WAHL hair clipper sets, deodorant, shower soap, washcloths, lotion, toothpaste, and tooth brushes. Please drop off donations at the front door of Covenant Community or place an order on Amazon and have it shipped to Ugo Anikpe, Covenant Community, 623 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308.
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General
Get the Most Up-to-Date Information
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.
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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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