 | MAC Sunday
Watch the video above to learn more about Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) and their upcoming move back to the block!
This Sunday, we will lift up MAC during our worship services and with special treats during a reception between the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services.
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| | | Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Absalom Jones
Also on Sunday, we will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Absalom Jones, the first African American priest in the Episcopal Church.
We're thrilled to continue our musical partnership with the Singing Sisters of Ebenezer Baptist Church, under the leadership of Laura English-Robinson. The Singing Sisters will join us for the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services in the church.
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| Under the Gold Dome with Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey will join Jesus on the Front Page in the Ross Room this Sunday. Edward has more than 32 years of legal, political and leadership experience, including 10 years as a Georgia state representative and 3 terms as the House majority whip.
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Overflow Parking at Bank of America is No Longer Available |
Unfortunately, overflow parking in the Bank of America garage is currently unavailable due to construction. We hope it will be available again later in the spring and that we will provide an update then. |
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Dear saints,
MAC is back! We are delighted to share that Midtown Assistance Center is returning to All Saints’, where it began its life of ministry to Atlanta’s working poor in 1986. Since then, MAC has grown in so many ways yet remains true to its original mission of preventing homelessness and hunger by offering assistance with rent, utilities, food, work shoes, tools, and public transportation. While MAC’s current home at Atlanta First Methodist Church goes through a multi-year redevelopment project, we will make the most of MAC’s presence on the block, especially in how our other core ministries will now be able to work even closer with them.
MAC will be located in our buildings on Spring Street, currently being renovated to be fit for that purpose. I invite you to join us this Sunday to hear from Jenny Jobson, Executive Director and Ciara Castenell, Partnerships Director and to pray for all whose lives will be lifted by MAC’s ministry among us.
Peace, |
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Worship Schedule Week of February 6, 2022 |
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Sunday
8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Worship Services in the Chapel
9:00 and 11:15 a.m. Worship Services in the Church
9:00 a.m. Livestreamed Worship Service |
| Monday through Thursday
12:05 p.m. Noonday Prayer in the Church |
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| Join us on the 2nd Floor of Pritchett Children's Center for Childrens' Church with Holy Eucharist (9:00 a.m.) and Children's Formation (10:15 a.m.)!
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| Middle and High Schoolers |
Join us in the Attic for Youth Formation (10:15 a.m.) and Sunday Night Live (6:00 p.m.).
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| *NEW* Morning Run Group Begins on February 5
Saturdays (starting February 5), 8:00-9:30 a.m., meet in the surface parking lot at All Saints'
Morning Run is a group of runners and walkers who meet on Saturday mornings to explore the neighborhoods around the church. After about an hour run (10-11 min pace) or walk, we go to Starbucks at 4th Street and Spring Street for coffee and conversation.
Registration is not required, but it is the best way to get updates in case of inclement weather.
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| Moms Bearing Coffee
Saturday, February 5, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Old Fourth Ward Park (corner of Ralph McGill and Garden Park Dr)
Calling ALL moms: soon-to-be moms, moms of newborns or toddlers, moms of teenagers, and moms of adults! Join us for a coffee break in the park the First Saturday of every month. Bring a chair or a blanket and some coffee or tea, and unwind with other mothers at All Saints’.
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| Novel Theology: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Wednesday, February 16, 7:00-8:00 p.m., on Zoom
Join our Novel Theology group in February to discuss The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. This meeting will be facilitated by Laura Trott.
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| A Vision for All the Saints: The Multicultural Future Church with the Rev. Nancy Frausto
Sunday, February 20, 10:15-11:05 a.m., in Ellis Hall
The Rev. Nancy Frausto is Director of Latinx Studies at the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, Nancy immigrated to the U.S. as a child, and she is the first and only DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) beneficiary priest in the Episcopal Church. Nancy’s ministry seeks to honor diversity in language, culture, social-economic status, and race in people’s stories.
Learn how the church is invited to embrace the increasingly multicultural nature of our nation in the future ahead.
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Save the Date: Festival of Sacred Song with the Honorable Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock Preaching
Friday, February 25, 4:30 p.m., in the church
Join friends from across the Episcopal Church for a special worship service to mark the end of the CEEP (Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes) Conference in Atlanta.
Enjoy hymns, anthems and spiritual songs with Theodicy Jazz Collective and the All Saints’ Parish Choir, accompanied by the Kenan Memorial Organ. We'll share the joy of communal song, drawing on sacred music from across the Anglican communion. Our preacher will be the Honorable Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator from Georgia.
The prelude begins at 4:30, the service begins at 5:00, and a reception will follow the service.
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Joy
By Penny Smith (1935-2008, Jr. Warden of All Saints’, 2001)
"It is not the steeple, nor even the people—though mostly lovely, dear and real—that open my heart with thanksgiving for All Saints’. It is the joy that begins to rise in me whenever I set foot on that sacred space.
Even if I don’t want to drive downtown to the church, the joy never fails to come, maybe instantly, maybe subtly, more slowly. This fact surprises me, but it shouldn’t—for I have known every sort of valuable and authentic human experience there.
I have been graced with hilarious laughter, suffocating sorrow, sobering self-knowledge with both shame and pride, tears, healing, the filling of my senses with color, sound, aroma, texture, taste and frequently ineffable quietness in the deepest part of my being.
I love All Saints’ because it is a home to my body, soul and spirit. Mysteriously, I am met there time and time again. Honestly, the JOY unfailingly keeps appointments—even if I have gone there resistant, recalcitrant, expecting nothing. What is not to be thankful for in a place like that!" |
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It is not too late to make your 2022 pledge to All Saints’!
Here are the ways to pledge or to make a gift. Thank you.
- Make your 2022 pledge today if you haven't already (click here >>)
- Make a gift online at allsaintsatlanta.org/give
- Mail a check to All Saints’ Church, 634 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30308
- Put a check or cash into the offering plate during the services
- Text to Give: text AllSaintsAtlanta to 73256
- Gift stocks or securities (click here for instructions >>)
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2022 Offering Envelope packets are available this month in the narthex of the church.
Offering envelopes allow you to put a weekly check in the mail to the church.
All you add is the stamp. They seem “old school,” but during Covid they make giving very easy.
Please pick one up or we will mail you one.
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Service and Social Justice |
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| Volunteer Information Session: Refugee Ministries’ College Ministry
Tuesday, February 8, 6:00-7:00 p.m., on Zoom
Join parishioners Kathleen Whitten and Michele Rusin on Zoom to learn how to help a high school senior from a refugee background apply to college this spring. Kathleen and Michele just helped a student (who they met through our Zoom tutoring program) enroll in Georgia State where she is thriving in her first semester.
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| Share a Meal with the Men of Covenant Community
We invite you to bring 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: February 7, 14 and March 14. Thank you.
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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: long-sleeved tops for boys and girls (sizes 5 through 16), child-sized house slippers, and warm baby blankets.
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Office Space for Rent on the All Saints' Campus
Looking for office space? Be our neighbor! We have office space available for rent at 31-33 North Avenue, which recently housed Holder Construction's project management office for the Norfolk Southern development.
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Connect with us on Realm!
Don't forget to join Realm, our new platform for online giving, directory, and event registration.
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Last Sunday, we welcomed three new refugee families from Afghanistan, Uganda and Iran. Grateful thanks to everyone who provided food, hospitality, and welcome during this wonderful reception.
Want to get involved with Refugee Ministries? We have four ways to get involved: (1) Tutoring over Zoom, (2) Helping families with persistent medical needs navigate the system, (3) Providing mentoring and support to students applying for college, and (4) Offer support and guidance to newly arrived families. To learn more, please contact Louisa Merchant at louisam@allsaintsatlanta.org.
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We had our first Sunday Night Live of the year with our new Director of Youth Ministries, Hope Westervelt! Thanks to all who came to welcome her to All Saints'.
We'll meet again this Sunday, February 6! All 6th-12th graders are invited to join us in the Attic at 6:00 p.m.
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Also last Sunday, we hosted a service of Choral Evensong with our friends from Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church. Special thanks to Alvin Moore for the incredible arrangement of flowers and candles.
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