Vestry Nominations Are Now Open
We welcome nominations for vestry leadership from all eligible parish members who are confirmed and over age 18, who regularly attend worship and who have made a financial pledge to the church.
Vestry nominations may be submitted either by email or written notice to the Rector's Assistant, Tracey Sage, at tsage@allsaintsatlanta.org by Sunday, May 1. New vestry members will be elected during the Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, May 15.
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Walk the Labyrinth
Sunday, May 1, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Kennedy Courtyard
The Labyrinth at All Saints’ Ministry hosts monthly Sunday afternoon labyrinth walks this spring. Labyrinths are beautiful ancient designs found worldwide, symbolizing pilgrimage journeys, a path to God and the Divine within. Labyrinths are archetypes for our time, blueprints for our soul, and vehicles for embodied meditation. The labyrinth walks take place in Kennedy Courtyard (rain location: Ellis Hall) are accompanied by live music. When planning your visit, please allow approximately 20 minutes for your walk. •
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Dear saints,
Happy Easter! This past Sunday, it is fair and reasonable to say, was a lot. A lot of preaching and praying and singing and sitting and standing. A lot of God, I hear my atheist brother say this time of year, with wary concern. Perhaps that is fair enough. The feast of the resurrection, that great story of Jesus rising from the dead that we get to proclaim on Easter Day, is indeed a lot of God, so much so that we keep on repeating the story year after year, looking for another window into this unfathomable mystery. The beauty of the church, though, is that not only do we get a full fifty days to plumb the depths of such a love as God's, we get every life that chooses to dwell with other lives in churches like ours. So come and dwell with one another here this Easter season. Be a living witness to the resurrection life. There's always more of God to go around than we could ever need.
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Worship Schedule Week of April 24, 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 |
| Monday through Thursday
12:05 p.m. Noonday Prayer in the Church |
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| On Sunday, join us for Children's Church at 9:00 a.m. and Children's Formation classes at 10:!5 a.m.! |
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| Middle and High Schoolers |
On Sunday, Youth Formation classes meet at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday Night Live (Baking Through the Bible) meets at 6:00 p.m.
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| Adult Inquirer's Class
Join our rector, Simon, for a four-part introduction to All Saints’ and the Christian faith, held Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Participants are asked to commit to all four sessions starting April 27th. Additional adult inquirers classes will be held later in the fall and winter. For more details contact Simon Mainwaring (smainwaring@allsaintsatlanta.org).
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A Vision for All the Saints: The Imagined Church with the Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile
Sunday, May 1, 10:15-11:05 a.m., Ellis Hall
The Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile is Vice President of Innovation and Associate Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Dwight has authored multiple books and essays on innovation, leadership, and adaptive change, working extensively with congregations, judicatory systems, and institutions of higher education. Listen to how our faith-informed imagination can shape our vision for the future.
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Women’s Community Gathering: “Soul Food”
Saturday, May 7, 10:00-11:30 a.m. in Kennedy Courtyard
We welcome ALL women of the church to join us for a morning of stories, connections, and food that feed our souls!
We’ll meet in Kennedy Courtyard for brunch with our diverse community of All Saints’ women, led by Martha Sterne, Virginia Apperson, Sarah Hill, and Caroline Crespino. |
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Sports and Spirituality
Thursday May 19, 7:00-8:00 p.m., on Zoom
Please join Judd Asbill and Paul Terlemezian as we begin each session by talking about sports and then using humor (perhaps irony) to transition the conversation to spirituality.
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| "I made my planned gift to All Saints' decades ago. I have left a specific amount of money to All Saints' in my will. To me, the only way church is going to survive going forward is to have the funds and the people to make a difference in the community. Making a planned gift to All Saints' is the simplest way to make sure this happens after we are gone." —Anne-Marie Sparrow, All Saints’ parishioner for 40 years
To make a planned gift or get more information, contact Bert Clark, Chair of the Planned Giving Committee. Learn more >> |
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Giving: Surpassing Goals Again
The Annual Canvass Team led by Mary Wyche and Art Lesesne and Joseph Usher and Matt Bianco are pleased to announce that we are wrapping up the campaign, Courageous Giving, with 709 pledges and $3,158,000. This represents an increase of almost 5% over last year.
Make a pledge or gift today! Thank you. Thank you to this generous community for saying "YES!" to all that we are: worship, service, program, social, formation and so much more. This strategic work can be fully funded to seek and to serve together. Blessings on this amazing generosity.
There are many ways to give:
- 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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Service and Social Justice |
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 | Read The MICAH Project's April Newsletter
The April edition of The MICAH Project at All Saints’ newsletter is now available!
This edition includes:
- A profile of Constance Winifred Curry
- Reflections on the Peoplestown Stations of the Cross
- Upcoming opportunities
- And more!
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| Welcome a New Family to the United States with Refugee Ministries
The first three months after arrival are often very challenging for a newly arrived refugee family. Many families experience isolation, which we can help alleviate by offering much needed hope and support through hospitality and welcome.
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| Three Opportunities for Fellowship with Refugee Ministries
- Saturday, April 23: Annual Picnic
Bring a family to play games and have fun outside.
- Wednesday, April 27: Last Wednesday Night Supper
Enjoy dinner and conversation with our three Iranian American families.
- Saturday, May 14: Community Dinner at Refuge Coffee
Bring a family to have a lovely and fun outside dinner.
Please contact Louisa Merchant, Director of Refugee Ministries, at louisam@allsaintsatlanta.org if you would like to attend any of these events. We also invite volunteers to help with transportation and food.
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| Share a Meal with the Men of Covenant Community
In the spirit of this Lenten season, please think about bringing 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: April 4 and 11. Thank you.
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| Donate Summer Clothing to Threads!
We invite donations of new or gently used children’s clothing for summer; a donation barrel is located in the upper level of the parking garage behind the security booth.
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Save the Date for our Annual Parish Retreat to Kanuga!
Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2, Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
We are excited to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our annual parish retreat this year! Please make sure to mark your calendars for Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2. Registration and more information will be available soon.
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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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Thank you so much to John Pinkard, Anne Stanford, Kris Birkness and Margaret Daniel for taking three of our new former refugee families to the zoo on Saturday. One of the most healing things that can happen for a newly arrived refugee family is to be offered hospitality and welcome in parts of the city outside of Clarkston.
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A tremendous thanks to all who participated in our parish-wide Lenten service project this past Sunday! We give thanks for the vibrant ministries growing through the grace of local partners, Shereetha Jackson, from Church of the Common Ground, as well as Laura DeGroot and Tracy Woodard, from Intown Collaborative Ministries, and All Saints' seminarian, Junmey Wang.
Particular thanks goes to Elizabeth Robertson and Mary Jo and Howard Walker, as well as to the Young Adult Community at All Saints', for their generosity in sponsoring the creation of such blessing bags for neighbors in our city (whose weary feet will be refreshed by these foot care kits, distributed in the weekly clinic administered by Church of the Common Ground).
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A big THANK YOU to the Children’s Choir parents who laundered our collection of red choir robes (over 120 in various sizes) so that we looked crisp and clean at Sunday’s Children’s Service.
It was a great group effort and an important contribution to help us feel important and look our best.
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