Week in and week out All Saints offers a broad spectrum of events and groups with something for everyone.
Wonder who’s preaching on Sunday? Check out our Sunday Preaching Schedule.
Through January 7 — Have Your Own Private Screening of “The Philadelphia Eleven”!
As this 50th Anniversary year comes to a close, The Philadelphia Eleven filmmakers want as many people as possible to be able to watch the film, so an online, on-demand option is being offered through the end of the year. Get some snacks, invite some friends, and gather around. Click here: https://kinema.com/events/the-philadelphia-eleven-ielwpc.
Listed below are highlights of upcoming events.
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Friday, December 20 — Fiction Fun!
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the Guild Room. The December meeting will be our annual potluck. Please bring some food, but do allow for the fact that there’ll be no kitchen service or opportunities to heat dishes on site. We’ll do a group reading of one or more texts with a Christmas theme. All are welcome. Information = Ana Camacho at acamacho@allsaints-pas.org.
Saturday, December 21 — Holy Rakers
8:30 a.m. by the vegetable garden near Scott Hall. Join the fellowship of other worker bees as we plant, weed, prune, mulch and otherwise attend to the ever-changing church gardens. We meet the third Saturday morning of each month. All are welcome. Ministry Leader: Tom Reilly. Information = Amanda McCormick at amccormick@allsaints-pas.org.
Saturday, December 21 — Drum Circle
10:00 a.m. on the lawn. Join us for our outdoor community drum circle, led by Brother Gerald Rivers, a Master Drummer and Djembe player. Drumming is an ancient communal spiritual practice, which roots us in the rhythms of God in creation and binds us to one another. Information = Debbie Daniels at ddaniels@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday, December 22 – Sunday Morning Live Faith, Formation & Fellowship: Into the Light
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. Join Thomas Diaz for an engaging discussion inspired by Into the Light by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, renowned Jewish New Testament scholar. Together, we will explore the book’s insights on faith, justice, and hope, connecting its themes to the journey of Advent and the transformative light of Christmas. Through thoughtful reflection and dialogue, we’ll consider how Dr. Levine’s work invites us to embrace the season’s call to deeper understanding, action, and joy. Come ready to engage, reflect, and step into the light.
Sunday, December 22 — The Angel Tree for Foster Youth & Families
The Angel Tree is back for 2024! Donations to the All Saints Angel Tree help kids in the foster care community enjoy a Christmas they might not otherwise experience. This year, the donations we collect will support local non-profits that provide services and housing for foster youth, families and vulnerable youth in the Los Angeles area. Starting Sunday, December 8, you can scan a QR code on the Angel Tree outside the CYF offices in Regas House to make your donation. If you can’t make it to the Angel Tree in-person, here’s a link that will let you participate from afar. Please include “Angel Tree” in the memo line when making your donation online. The deadline is Sunday, December 22. Thanks for your compassion and generosity! Questions? Contact Amanda (CYF Director) at abaughman@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday, December 22 — Sacred Collage Small Group
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. This 3-week program, led by Dori Torrey, introduces participants to the art medium of collage as a focus for meditation and prayer. No art experience or talent is needed. All supplies are provided. Come and experience a new way of letting your inner voice speak through image. The program will be Sundays after church through December 22. No food will be provided, so please bring a snack or bag lunch for yourself. Attendance at all sessions is recommended, but not necessary. Information = Amanda McCormick, amccormick@allsaints-pas.org. Register online here.
Sunday, December 22 — Circle of Life Support Group
2:30–4:00 p.m. on Zoom. How are you coping with aging parents or the illness of your partner or relative? Are you feeling frustrated, discouraged, or alone? The Circle of Life is a support group for those living with the declining health of someone they love. Join us for conversation, sharing, support, and assistance in finding your way through this challenging time with Rev. Dori Torrey. We meet the fourth Sunday of every month. Information = Thomas Diaz, tdiaz@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday, December 22 — Trouvères Christmas Coffee House
5:00 p.m. in Sweetland Hall. Featuring music by John Proulx, Jonathan Berry, and Trouvères. Enjoy Christmas music favorites, warm drinks, and freshly baked treats. Space is limited. $30 per ticket. This is a fundraiser for Trouvères participation in the Sing a Mile High Festival, June 2025. Buy tickets/donate here. Information = Jenny Tisi at jtisi@allsaints-pas.org.
Monday, December 23 — Women’s Lectionary Online Bible Study
Mondays at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. You will be sent the link for the online meeting (the link will be good for the whole year). What does it look like to tell the good news through the stories of women who are often on the margins of scripture and often set up to represent bad news? How would a lectionary centering women’s stories, chosen with womanist commitments in mind, frame the presentation of the scriptures for proclamation and teaching? We are using Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney’s A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church, Year B. Each online Bible study session begins with an oral reading of the week’s scriptures and then proceeds to conversation grounded in those readings as well as in Dr. Gafney’s notes which reveal the womanist perspective from which the lectionary was written. All are welcome! Register here to get your Zoom link. For more information please contact: Amanda McCormick at amccormick@allsaint-pas.org.
Saturday, December 28 — Day of the Holy Innocents
5:30 p.m. in the Church. In the Episcopal calendar, this is a day to remember the Holy Innocents, male infants slaughtered by King Herod as he sought to eliminate the baby Jesus. We will take an hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. to repurpose the day and give us all a space and time to meditate, mourn and lament the deaths and destruction of the last 14 months in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East. This interfaith gathering will feature meditative music, poetry and reflections, ending with a candlelight vigil on the steps of City Hall. We hope our friends observing Shabbat will join us after Havdalah. An adjacent space will be available from 4:45 PM for our friends saying Maghrib prayers. For more information contact allsaintsmem@gmail.com.
Sunday, December 29 — Walk the Labyrinth on Healing Sunday
8:30 to 2:00 p.m. in Sweetland Hall. Revive your soul and renew your spirit this Healing Sunday by walking the Labyrinth, an ancient meditative practice. Step onto this sacred path and experience the Spirit’s presence reaching out to you. The Labyrinth is a powerful metaphor for our shared journey of healing and wholeness. There’s nothing to learn or figure out—simply put one foot in front of the other and allow the blessings of the walk to unfold. All are welcome to come, walk, and be refreshed.
Epiphany Sunday, January 5 — Epiphany Sunday Labyrinth Walk
8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in Sweetland Hall. Walk the Labyrinth Sunday, January 5th, as we join the Magi on their journey of amazement, wonder, and worship. All are invited to celebrate the joy and mystery of Epiphany as a part of your journey of faith. As the Prophet Isaiah tells us, “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.” (60:1)
Sunday, January 5 — The Way of Love
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Guild Room. The Way of Love is a way of life. More than a program or a curriculum, it is an intentional commitment to a set of practices. It’s a commitment to follow Jesus: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, Rest. We will journey together on Sundays from January 5 – February 9. Register online here.
Wednesday, January 8 — Seeking Healthy Faith
Second Wednesday of each month, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Trust, love, and hope are at the center of faith, yet many of us have had harmful and injurious religious experiences. This monthly small group provides a safe space to explore toxic religious experience and develop new and healthier ways of understanding ourselves and God/Spirit. Contact group leader Charles Foster at drcharlesfoster@icloud.com for Zoom access.
Sunday, January 12 — Facilitating a Small Group Training
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Forum. Come learn skills and techniques to be an effective small group facilitator. This class includes discussions on creating a meaningful small group atmosphere, building inclusive conversation by establishing a covenant with your group, modeling active listening, and managing challenging issues. This class is led by the Leadership Support & Development Committee. Register online here. Information = Amanda McCormick, amccormick@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday, January 12 — AAPI Planning Retreat
12:00-4:00 p.m. in the Jr High Room. The AAPI Ministry at All Saints Pasadena invites AAPI-identifying members for a 2025 Planning Retreat. Thomas Diaz, Mark Chase, and Tim Rich will join us. It will be a time of growing in community and reflection, and for envisioning and planning for 2025. For more information, please sign up here. For more information email E-mail Ana Camacho at ACamacho@allsaints-pas.org.
Thursday, January 14 — If You Crochet or Knit, Consider Joining the Prayer Shawl Ministry
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Regas House Lobby. We gather in community to share our prayers, our stories, the work of our hands and hearts while knitting and crocheting shawls to be given as mantles of healing to those in need of comfort. Prayer shawl participants have long known that working with hands is a meditative spiritual practice that quiets minds to hear God’s clear voice. Please join us with yarn, needles, and prayer.
For more information on these events contact Amanda McCormick at amccormick@allsaints-pas.org or 626.583.2732.
