Dear saints,

This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost. We are all invited to wear red to signify the fire of the Holy Spirit that falls upon the community of disciples, empowering them to spread the gospel like wildfire throughout the world — to bear witness to the resurrected Christ “in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). As the disciples bear witness to the risen Lord, the good news they convey is this: Jesus’s resurrection marks the beginning of a new age; his risen life births a new creation. Because a new world has come, things don’t have to be the way they are or have been in our personal lives or in our society. As the Apostle Paul says, “The old has gone; the new is here!” (2 Cor 5:17).

If Easter taught us to be a people of hope, who believe in the power of Jesus’s resurrection to bring new life even out of the most destructive and death-dealing circumstances, at Pentecost the church is birthed into existence as a people now filled with that resurrection power, who are called to partner with God and play our part in the new creation of all things. When the Holy Spirit, the very Spirit of the Risen Lord, is “poured out on all flesh” — on all races, all ages, all stations, all genders, “all sorts” as we say at All Saints’, the church then and now is “born again to a living hope” (I Peter 1:3). So, this Sunday, we not only mark the birth of the church 2000 years ago; we pray that the Spirit of the Living God will fall afresh on us — that our hope might be renewed.

We are “born again to a living hope” when we keep God’s promises in view. Our living hope is sustained as we act faithfully in the world and pray in accordance with those promises — promises God makes in the Old and New Testaments that speak of the healing of the nations and the restoration of all things, that speak of the triumph of life over death and over all the death-dealing powers in our world. Perhaps most importantly, our hope is strengthened when we recognize what the disciples came to know at Pentecost — that there is an immediacy to God’s promises. “I am about to do a new thing,” God says through the prophet Isaiah, “Now it springs forth. Do you not perceive it?” (Is 43:19). For, our God “calls into existence things that do not exist” (Rom 4:17) and makes “a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert” (Is 43:19).

This Sunday, on Pentecost, we will commission ten youth (along with youth minister Luke Nolfa and me) to set out on a mission trip to Charleston, South Carolina. We will be hosted by the amazing organization Youth Mission Co. that offers justice-centered and biblically-based service and education opportunities for youth. I love their tag line: “At Youth Mission Co., we are about loving our neighbors and empowering young people to use their God-given gifts in the world. We are about looking at both the symptoms of injustice and the systems that perpetuate them. We are about answering God’s call to create a more just and compassionate world.” This year’s theme, appropriately, is “a (re)new(ed) creation.”

On the mission trip we will play our part in the new creation of all things as we serve in a few organizations that might feel familiar to us, a local food bank and an organization that provides emergency clothing and essential supplies to children in need. We will also spend our days in new settings, on a farm and by the shore, as we work with Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network that protects marine mammals through scientific research, awareness education, and conservation, and with Fields to Families, an organization that addresses lack of access to healthy food by helping people who live in food deserts obtain fresh fruits and vegetables harvested from local farmers. Please pray for our trip — for fun and safety and for a deepening of relationship with God and one another.

But belief in the new creation of all things is not only about what we are called to do. It is also, more fundamentally, about who we are called to be. We are all — youth and adults alike — called to be a people who live expectantly, who anticipate that God is indeed about to do a new thing in us and in our world. The great theologian of hope, Jürgen Moltmann, said it this way, “If you don’t expect the unexpected, you’ll never find it.” We are to be an expectant people who actively look for the path through the wilderness. We are to be an expectant people who pray, against all odds, for the river to flow in the desert. And when we do, we may rest assured that our expectation is not naïve optimism but Easter faith, empowered by the Spirit unleashed at Pentecost.

God is about to do a new thing! Do you not perceive it?

The Rev. Jenny McBride

This Sunday

The Day of Pentecost

Sunday, June 8

**SUMMER SCHEDULE**

Updated Weekly Service Times

• 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I (Traditional language, no music)
• 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Contemporary language, choral music, livestream, nursery available)
• 5:00 p.m. The Welcome Table (Contemporary language, music) 

WORSHIP ONLINE: Please worship with us online! Our 10:00 a.m. service will be available live at allsaintsatlanta.org/live and on youtube.com/@AllSaintsATL. Recordings will no longer be available on Facebook, but will still be immediately available on our YouTube channel.

PARKING: Overflow parking is available at the Bank of America—please enter on North Ave. Get a validation ticket upon entry. Please request an additional validation ticket from an usher in the church narthex upon arrival or exit. Use both validation tickets upon exiting the Bank of America parking deck to park free of charge. The lot at The Varsity is under new management and is no longer available for parking. Ticketing and towing are being enforced. On Sundays, street parking is free. 

NURSERY: Our nursery remains open for children, ages birth through Pre-K, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Matthew 25 Service Project: Threads at Emmaus House

THIS SATURDAY, June 7, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Emmaus House, Peoplestown

Our Matthew 25 volunteer group is excited to host a Threads pop up at Emmaus House in Peoplestown. Our pop-up will offer clothing, diapers, lunch and a festive atmosphere for 75 children and their families. This Matthew 25 project will strengthen relationships between All Saints’ volunteers, Emmaus House, and Threads, and will help us learn how to implement the Threads pop up model so it can be used in the future in other contexts such as Clarkston. If you would like to volunteer on June 7, you are welcome during the time of the event at Emmaus House or during set-up from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Louisa Merchant, louisam@allsaintsatlanta.org.

Join the Summer Choir!  

Sundays through August 17, 8:45 a.m., Church  

Have you always wanted to sing in the All Saints’ Choir but time or experience has kept you away? Now is the time to give it a try! The Summer Choir meets at 8:45 a.m. each Sunday to learn an accessible anthem which is then sung at the 10:00 a.m. service. No previous experience as a singer is necessary. Feel free to commit to singing one or many weeks; all we ask is that you let Director of Music Scott Lamlein know you’re coming: slamlein@allsaintsatlanta.org Let’s praise God together in our song! 

Stump the Organist

Sundays through August 17, 9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Church

Our summer prelude begins at 9:50 a.m. in the summer. Come request your favorite hymns, as played by our Director of Music, Scott Lamlein and our Associate Director of Music, Justin Maxey.

Jesus on the Front Page 

Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., Parish Hall 307 

In this weekly Sunday morning discussion of a current news story, participants reflect on how we are called to live as faithful people. In a nonpartisan reflection, we explore how we might be called to pray differently, think differently or act differently in our private and public lives. We ask where God might be found in this story and learn to name our lament as well as our hope. Email Clark Lemons (clemons@emory.edu) if you have questions! 

Brunch & Bible Study Sunday, June 8, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Ross Room

Come enjoy a delicious catered meal, lively conversation, and bible study with the All Saints' Young Adults' following the 10:00 a.m. service. All are invited – whether you're looking to connect for the first time, reconnect after a long while, or keep connections going! Childcare is available upon request. Contact: Tasia Blair at youngadults@allsaintsatlanta.org. 

The Welcome Table: Sunday Evening Worship Service and Dinner  

Sundays at 5:00 p.m., In the Chapel and Ellis Hall  

Before your busy week begins, the Welcome Table is a place to join with others and find rest and refreshment. Come to the Welcome Table: a service with contemplative music, singing, communion and prayer (together and in ways that speak to us individually). A community dinner for all participants follows the service. 

This past week was Vacation Bible School. They had a great week learning about God's love - how it protects, provides, surprises, rejoices and invites - and how to practice and live out radical welcome, radical inclusion, and radical love. Thank you to all of the adult and youth volunteers who made it possible! Enjoy some snapshots of the fun and joy!

Celebrating the 2025 Annual Canvass: 634 Pledges • $3,394,555 Raised!

Thanks to your incredible generosity, our total pledges grew by 3.6% this year — a powerful testament to the strength and commitment of our All Saints’ community. Heartfelt thanks to our devoted Annual Canvass Chairs: Edgar Callaway, Patrick Becker, and Rainey Woodward.

Please give generously to our All Saints’ offering plate, in-person and online. 

All Saints' offers easy ways to pay your pledge or to make a gift:

Give online: allsaintsatlanta.org/give

Mail a check: to All Saints’ Church, 634 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30308

Text to Give: text AllSaintsAtlanta to 73256

Put a check or cash into the offering plate during the services, gift stocks or securities

Discover more ways to give at: allsaintsatlanta.org/give. 



If you have questions, please e-mail them to:

Julie Lockhart, Director of Development, jlockhart@allsaintsatlanta.org. 

Sounds of Freedom: Juneteenth Concert Featuring the Atlanta Music Project Summer Series AMP Café

Monday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Church.

The Atlanta Music Project will offer a free concert with their advanced middle school and high school students in the church on Monday, June 16. Come celebrate Juneteenth with some of the bright lights in Atlanta’s up and coming music community. Tickets are available here. Tickets will also be available at the door. Learn more about this concert and our full Music at All Saints' concert series here.

Juneteenth: The Journey to Justice and Joy

Tuesday, June 17, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Dinner in Kennedy Courtyard; Program in Church

$12 suggested donation for dinner.

As we honor the legacy of Juneteenth, which marks the end of enslavement in the United States and freedom for all Americans, we reflect on the joyful journey toward justice. It comes with setbacks, and reconciliation and the work is not easy, but it is soulful work. When we work toward equity, healing, and justice for all, we experience joy because we align ourselves with God’s commitment to the love and wellbeing of all who are created in God’s image. Join us for an evening of fellowship, inspiration, and song, as we recommit ourselves to this Great Work. Speakers include Bishop Wright, Natosha Reid Rice, Sheffield Hale, and Dr. Marla Frederick, Dean of Harvard Divinity School. Learn more & RSVP for the event & dinner here. Questions? Contact: Andy Barnett: abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org. 

Organ Recital by Chase Loomer Music at All Saints' Launch Week

Wednesday, June 18, 7:30 p.m., Church

Chase Loomer is Organist and Associate Director of Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip, and a first-rate recitalist. We are honored to host this concert as part of the Atlanta Summer Organ Festival, and the launch week of our new Music at All Saints' concert series. Music will include works by Bach, Debussy, Rachel Laurin, and Raymond Chenault. Join us and invite your friends! $15 suggested donation at the door. Learn more about this concert and our full Music at All Saints' concert series here.

The Journey Bible Study - Prophets & Kings 

Weekly on Mondays, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., on Zoom 

The Journey Bible study will have its last meeting before summer break on June 9. The Journey through 2 Kings will resume the Monday after Labor Day at 11:00 am via Zoom. For more information or to sign up for the class, please contact The Rev. Karen Evans, kevans@allsaintsatlanta.org.

PARISH LIFE

Please Note: Wednesday Night Supper takes a break for the summer and will return on August 20th.

Save the Date: Annual Parish Retreat at Kanuga Conference Center

Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 5, 2025, Hendersonville, N.C.

Save the Date to join the All Saints’ Parish for a weekend of fun and fellowship. Registration is now open! Visit the table in the courtyard or contact Marcia Mayfield, mmayfield@allsaintsatlanta.org, for more information. 

CHILDREN & YOUTH

Summer Break!



Nursery/Little Saints: Birth-Pre-K, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., 1st floor of the Pritchett Center - Remains open for the Summer

Our children’s and youth programs take a break for summer, as do our children’s and youth choirs. All other children’s and youth programs will return in August. Email Emily Halbert for more information at ehalbert@allsaintsatlanta.org.

YOUNG ADULTS

Young Adult Fellowship Online! 

Are you in your 20s or 30s and interested in fellowship, discipleship and service? Reach out to Tasia Blair at youngadults@allsaintsatlanta.org to receive our monthly newsletter, get added to the WhatsApp group chat and find out what events we have coming up! 

A BIG thank you from MAC!

Thank you for participating in the All Saints' and MAC Annual Lenten Food Drive! A grand total of 3,800 lbs. of food was collected! Club 45 (the 4th and 5th graders) moved the food to the MAC pantry and the 7th graders moved the last of the food drive items as a service project for Rite 13. We are so grateful for your help in lifting up MAC's work and serving the community.

Volunteer this Summer with MAC

Spend your summer with MAC! We are looking for volunteers to help throughout the summer months. MAC is a great place for high school students who would like to help serve the community or need any volunteer/service hours. Please reach out to savanna@midtownassistancecenter.org to sign up. 

Bring and Share a Meal with Covenant Community Residents

Mondays, 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m., Tate Hall

What better way to get to know the residents at Covenant Community than breaking bread together? Sign up for a Monday Insight Dinner, where parishioners bring and share a meal with approximately 15 men. Most residents arrive after detoxification to live in Covenant Community for six to nine months, building a new life without addiction, while learning new life skills to enable their success. Sign up at covenantatlanta.org and contact Arjun Srinivasan at arj6950@gmail.com. 

Threads Welcomes Families for Shopping 

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

You may purchase items please via the Threads Amazon Wishlist:

bit.ly/ASECThreadDecember2024 

NEW! June's Faith & Justice Newsletter! Here are the highlights:

- Naomi Tutu and Presiding Bishop Address Afrikaner Resettlement

- “How Can I Help?”: National Church Provides Answers

- The Journey from Juneteenth to the Fourth of July

- Busy Summer Ahead for Threads

- All Sorts Hosts Stonewall Brunch

- Gun Violence Prevention Forum at St. Luke’s

• Novel Theology >> Meets one Wednesday a month on Zoom from 7:00-8:00 p.m.. Click the link above to learn more and register.

• 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 P307 in the Parish House.



• Sports and Spirituality >> Meets the third Thursday of each month on Zoom. Register here

Share Your Photos! Share Your Expertise!

Did you know that you can submit photographs of All Saints’ events to share with the Communications Team? If you want to make a habit of it, join the Photography Guild! Contact Kathy Powell at communications@allsaintsatlanta.org.