Dear saints,

This week, Monica and I had the privilege to view a screening of 'Monument: The Untold Story of Stone Mountain' at the Atlanta History Center. You can watch the documentary on the History Center's website here. All Saints' parishioners Sheffield Hale (who runs the History Center) and Emory professor Joe Crespino both feature in the film, a contribution that will allow thousands of people to reflect on how we deal with memory and race in this part of the world. 

I hope you'll be interested in watching 'Monument' yourself and ask how the contribution you make to the life we all share also might offer an opening for others to think and act with deeper intention. As people of an ancient tradition, we are well suited to such things, invited as we are to see the past as an opportunity for growth. 

Perhaps this Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr. weekend you might pause to ask yourself how you most would like to grow. I know for my own part the answers to that question are many, so I will just have to choose. After all, one more step forward is the only way the jounrey continues, until in the words of a great man we can all say that we are 'free at last'.

Peace,

THIS SUNDAY

The Spirituality of Black Churchwomen during the Civil Rights Movement  

Sunday, January 15, 10:20-11:05 a.m., Ellis Hall 



On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, join guest preacher-teacher and King scholar, Dr. AnneMarie Mingo, as she speaks with Natosha Reid Rice about Black churchwomen’s faith and courage during the civil rights movement. Drawing on oral histories she conducted at Ebeneezer Baptist Church and other congregations around the South, Dr. Mingo offers powerful testimony to their moral imagination, as well as insight into how their vision might shape our own. 

Sunday Morning Breakfast 

Sundays, 8:00-9:00 a.m., Ellis Hall 



Come have a Southern-style breakfast with us before going to worship, complete with bacon, eggs, biscuits, and gravy! Breakfast will be served from 8:00-9:00 a.m. in Ellis Hall and the cost is $5 per person. No registration needed. For more information contact Jill Gossett at jgossett@allsaintsatlanta.org 

Canvass 2023: Rooted Here and Growing Outward



Sing a song of joy for the New Year ahead! 

Support our work together as a parish by making a pledge commitment for 2023.   

Follow this link to an online form or fill out a card in your pew and place it in the offering plate. 

Thank you! 

Anne and Charlie Henn, 2023 Annual Canvass Chairs 

All Saints' offers easy ways to pay your pledge or to 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 services
• Text to Give: text AllSaintsAtlanta to 73256
• Gift stocks or securities (click here for instructions >>)

Questions? Contact Ellen Hayes, Director of Development, at ehayes@allsaintsatlanta.org.

Pledge Payment Envelopes 



Pre-printed/dated pledge and giving payment envelopes for 2023 are available now on the round table in the Egleston Library foyer at no cost to you. These are handy if you pay by check and you come to church on a regular basis. These are also good for mailing in a payment. For more information contact Ellen Hayes at ehayes@allsaintsatlanta.org 

• Novel Theology >>

The next meeting is Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Click the link above to learn more and register.

• Popcorn Theology >>

The next meeting is Friday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ross Room. Click the link above to learn more.

• The Journey Bible Study >>

Meets every Monday at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom. Register here.

• Jesus on the Front Page >>

Meets every Sunday morning at 10:20 a.m. in P306 in the Parish House.



• Sports and Spirituality >>

Meets the third Thursday of each month on Zoom. Register here.

All Saints’ Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 



Sounds of Freedom: Celebrating the Story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Saturday, January 14, 7:30 p.m. 

Join us for a concert hosted by the Rev. Dr. Dwight Andrews and featuring vocalist Lena Seikaly, saxophonist Marshall Keys, and the All Saints’ Jazz Ensemble, led by the Rev. Dr. Andrew K. Barnett. The 7:30 concert is free, no reservations required. 

Sunday, January 15 

On Sunday Dr. AnneMarie Mingo will preach at 9:00 and 11:15 and with Rev. Natosha Reid Rice will lead a forum between services. Dr. Mingo is Associate Professor of Ethics, Culture, and Moral Leadership at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Practicing Neighbor-love: Refugee Ministries Reception 

Sunday, January 22, 10:20-11:05 a.m., Ellis Hall 



Help us welcome our four new families Refugee Ministries from Senegal, Rwanda, Afghanistan and Burma/Myanmar. Get to know these families and learn how to help them acclimate to living in the United States. Establishing bonds of connection between All Saints’ families and new arrivals can change the trajectory of a family’s experience in the United States and offers us the gift of new friendship. 

All Saints' Connects is looking for Facilitators!



All Saints' Connects is our small group ministry for spiritual conversation that will enter its third year this Lenten season. We look forward to the formation of these groups in the coming weeks. To begin, we would like to invite those who might feel some calling or interest to facilitate these conversations to become a facilitator by participating in brief facilitator training in the month of January before the groups launch in February. If you are interested, please contact Rev. Jenny McBride at jmcbride@allsaintsatlanta.org to learn more.

Churches Together for Racial Healing: A Book Study with Catherine Meeks 

Sunday, January 22, 3:00 p.m., Church of the Incarnation 



Join fellow Episcopalians from across Atlanta in reading together Dr. Catherine Meeks' new book The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial Healing. Each month church members from six Atlanta Episcopal churches will come together to discuss a couple of chapters from the book, grow in relationship and imagine how God calls us to strive for racial healing in our city. This second gathering is at Church of the Incarnation (2407 Cascade Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30311). All are welcome to join, even if you were not able to make it to the first gathering! 

Adult Inquirer’s Class 

Wednesdays, January 25, February 1, 8, and 15, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 

The Adult Inquirer’s Class is a four-part introduction to the life of faith at All Saints’, led by our rector, Simon Mainwaring. Meetings are held on Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. The first three meetings take place on Zoom, and the final session is an in-person dinner at the church. Register online through Realm or contact Tracey Sage, to register or for more information. 

Register here >>

Sacred Ground Dialogue Circle 

Sunday, January 29, 1:00-2:30 p.m. 



A new Sacred Ground dialogue circle, which will meet every other Monday (midday) beginning February 6th, is looking for 1-4 more people! Initial meeting in person will be Sunday, January 29th after the 11:15 a.m. service for introductions. Please contact Ann Stuart Pearce ASAP at sacredground@allsaintsatlanta.org if interested. Sacred Ground is a small group experience with a fabulous film and readings-based 11-session curriculum from the national Episcopal church on race, history and faith. 

All Saints’ Connects Lenten Groups 

Begin the week of February 25th  



All Saints' Connects is our small group ministry for spiritual conversation that will enter its third year this Lenten season. We look forward to the formation of these groups in the coming weeks. These groups are informal one hour weekly facilitated discussions of spiritual topics centered around the Lenten lectionary readings for the duration of the six weeks of Lent. Both in-person and virtual options are available and groups will begin the week of February 25th . If you are interested in participating in a Connects group, please contact Rev. Jenny McBride at jmcbride@allsaintsatlanta.org or Jilli Robertson at jilli.ff.robertson@gmail.com. 

Wednesday Night Supper 

Wednesday, January 18, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Ellis Hall 

Join us for dinner, great conversation, and Eucharist. The cost is $11 per adult and $5 for children and college students. Register online via Realm. For more information, contact Jill Gossett, Parish Life Director, at jgossett@allsaintsatlanta.org. 

Register here >>

Weekly Children & Youth Formation 

Nursery/Little Saints 

Birth-Pre-K, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1st floor of the Pritchett Center 

Children’s Church 

K-5th grade, 8:40-9:30 a.m., 2nd floor of the Pritchett Center

Children Formation 

K-5th grade, 10:20-11:05 a.m., 2nd floor of the Pritchett Center

Youth Formation 

6th-12th grade,10:20-11:05 a.m., The Attic, 3rd floor of the Pritchett Center

SNL: Service Project Making Tie-Blankets

Sunday, January 15, 6:00-7:30 p.m., The Attic (3rd floor of the Pritchett Center)

We will be making tie-blankets out of fleece that can be kept in your car to give to one of our neighbors living outside and to our friends at Church of the Common Ground. Have any extra fleece laying around your craft room? Feel free to bring it with you so we can make even more blankets!

Refugee Ministries: Welcome Reception for Four New Families 

Sunday, January 22, 10:00 a.m., Ellis Hall 



Please join us in helping welcome four of our new families from Afghanistan, Senegal, Rwanda and Burma/Myanmar with a reception in Ellis Hall. If you are interested in volunteering to help with food or transportation for a family, please contact Michele Rusin at mjrusin@bellsouth.net. 

Threads is Open! 



Threads welcomes families for in-store shopping Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Interested in volunteering? Contact Lori Guarisco at threads@allsaintsatlanta.org