Week in and week out All Saints offers a broad spectrum of events and groups with something for everyone.
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Listed below are highlights of upcoming events.
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As we mourn all those lost to the devastation of hurricanes and other catastrophic storms, help Episcopal Relief & Development and their partners and dioceses reach these vulnerable communities. As we continue to assess ongoing needs in impacted areas, your urgent gift will enable ERD to respond now — and in the long run to aid in recovery. Donate to the ERD here.
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Friday, November 22 — Theatre Ministry: La Cage aux Folles
8:00 p.m. at Pasadena Playhouse. Tickets are $47 and available here. Beautiful. Bawdy. Bizarre. Welcome to La Cage aux Folles, the hottest drag club in St. Tropez and one of theater’s all-time biggest hits. Experience the groundbreaking musical comedy with a heartfelt score by Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly!, Mame) and a hilarious script by Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy). The Tony Award-winning musical comes to life in this all-new Playhouse extravaganza. The cast features Cheyenne Jackson and Kevin Cahoon. Tickets must be purchased by Sunday, November 17.
Saturday, November 23 — 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, November 24 — Sunday Morning Live Faith, Formation & Fellowship: Gratitude. With Susan Brown.
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. “It comes at us from every direction at this time of year, doesn’t it – be grateful for what you have been given – it’s Thanksgiving!” Gratitude is something deeper than green bean casserole, though, or in some families, the turkey that became the tamales and those are what we really crave! Gratitude is awareness of gifts and beauty in our lives often existing right beside undeniable pain. As the Buddhist teacher and psychologist Jack Kornfield said: ‘Gratitude is the confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life.’ Come join this interactive exploration. Bring both your “cracks in the sidewalk” and your experiences of gratitude. Facilitated by Susan Brown, long-time parishioner and Administrator of By Your Side, an ECS Compassion Program.
Sunday, November 24–December 16 — Winter Coat Drive for Our Unhoused Neighbors Begins!
On the Quad Lawn. From this Sunday, November 24th, through Monday, December 16th (Blue Christmas) we are holding a winter coat drive to benefit Safe Haven Bridge to Housing and our Food Ministry. We will collect gently used and good-condition winter jackets and coats for adult men and women. New items are also welcome and appreciated! Especially needed are men’s M-XXXL sizes. Please bring your donations to the lawn on Sunday, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8 or 15, or to the Main Office during business hours, Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Information = Maddie Gavel Briggs at mwriter@greeneggsandham.org.
Sunday, November 24 — Immigration Task Force Presents IRIS
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Guild Room. The Immigration Task Force invites you to learn about the Episcopal Church Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS) and the future of immigration and refugee services in the Trump administration. Trump has pledged to launch the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, so be part of the Immigration Task Force efforts to support and inform, so you can know your rights and help support the local immigrant community. Please RSVP: Carlos D Carrillo at carrilloc@sbcglobal.net.
Sunday, November 24 — Café and Community at Mamma’s Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta
12:15 p.m., 1007 Fair Oaks Ave in South Pasadena. Come meet new friends for a casual lunch after church. Mamma’s features fantastic pizza by the slice ($5.50 for a loaded slice!) as well as tons of Italian dishes, salads, and sandwiches. The turkey sandwich is generous and healthy! Free parking is in the lot behind the restaurant and on surrounding streets. RSVPs are helpful, but walk-ins are welcome! Juliann Budimir will facilitate.
Sunday, November 24 — Circle of Life Support Group
Meets the fourth Sunday of each month, 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. Information = Thomas Diaz, tdiaz@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday, November 24 — A Brisk Urban Walk Around Silver Lake Reservoir
2:30 p.m. in the meadow across the street from the historic Neutra VDL Studio at 2300 Silver Lake Blvd. For this particular lunch, we welcome all who are interested to join the Urban Walkers group for A Brisk Urban Walk around Silver Lake Reservoir! This 2.2 mile walk is mostly flat with a couple of short inclines. The views across the lake to the San Gabriel Mountains are beautiful. Hopefully the views will be clear for our walk (and rain will cancel the event). Please wear comfortable trail shoes or non-skid tennis shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Most of the walk is on dirt, and all of it is protected from the road. There are public restrooms in the park on the very south end of the Lake or at Whole Foods nearby, just northeast of the reservoir. Free street parking is located on Silver Lake Blvd. Please park on the east side of the reservoir between these two addresses: 1900 through 2300 Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039, and use the crosswalk at the signal near either of these addresses to safely cross the street to the walking path. You may take in the view featured in the photo overlooking the south end of the Lake just northwest of 1900 Silver Lake Blvd. We will be walking counter-clockwise around the Lake, with possible extensions as time and interest permit. Juliann Budimir will lead this walk. Info, RSVPs, or questions for either of these events = Amanda McCormick, amccormick@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday, November 24 — First Jazz Vespers of the Season: Russell Ferrante
5:00 p.m. on the Chancel. All Saints Parishioner, founding member of the YellowJackets, Russell Ferrante’s first exposure to music came from his church, where his father was the choir director as well as being a frequent vocal soloist and having a vocal gospel quartet. He began piano lessons at 9 with the expectation that one day he would be the church pianist…but his musical interests took him elsewhere. Russ has performed with Jimmy Witherspoon, Jim Pepper, Joe Farrell, Joni Mitchell, Bobby McFerrin, Robben Ford, Al Jarreau, Marilyn Scott, Kevyn Lettau, Ernie Watts, Sadao Watanabe, GRP, Big Band, Lee Ritenour, Tom Scott, Take 6, Michael Franks, Eric Marienthal, and Brenda Russell. Russell currently teaches in the Jazz Studies department at USC. Validated parking is available at Plaza las Fuentes. Information = www.russellferrante.com.
Monday, November 25 — 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.
Beginning Wednesday, November 27 — 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 (November 27-January 7). Get some snacks, invite some friends, and gather around. Click here: https://kinema.com/events/the-philadelphia-eleven-ielwpc.
Wednesday, November 27 — Thanksgiving Eve Service
7:30 p.m. in the Church. Prepare for your holiday weekend with family and friends with a centering Eucharist on Thanksgiving Eve. Susan Russell offers a meditation. The Coventry Choir Quartet offer music of Friedell, directed by Grace Chung. All are welcome to attend this beautiful, reflective service. Information = Debbie Daniels, 626.583.2750 or ddaniels@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday, December 1 — Alternative Christmas Market
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Sweetland Hall and the Guild Room. The Alternative Christmas Market is a beloved All Saints Advent tradition that offers a meaningful alternative to holiday commercialism. This event brings together local, national, and international artists, Fair Trade vendors, and nonprofits — each supporting the Peace & Justice initiatives of All Saints on multiple levels. It’s a wonderful opportunity to find unique gifts or make a donation to a cause that resonates with you, benefiting both the community and the artisans behind the creations on display. We invite you to join us in celebrating the holiday season in a joyful and impactful way. Information = Thomas Diaz at tdiaz@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday, December 1 — Sacred Collage Small Group
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. This 4-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, December 1 – 22, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Learning Center (and Sweetland Hall on Dec. 8 only). 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 1 — Advent Evening Service Followed by Advent Wreath Making
5:00 p.m. in the Church and on the lawn. Children and Youth led service, music by Unidad. After the service we will gather to make our Advent Wreaths.
Monday, December 2 — Advent Small Group: Christ’s Nativity in Art and Literature
6:00-7:15 p.m. on Zoom. Led by Wendy Furman-Adams, this group will meet on four Monday evenings, December 2, 9, 16, and 23. Register online here.
“When the Maker of time, the Word of the Father, was made flesh, he gave us his birthday in time; and he without whose divine bidding no day runs its course, in his Incarnation reserved one day for himself. He himself with the Father precedes all spans of time; but on this day, issuing from his mother, he stepped into the tide of the years.”
(Augustine of Hippo, 354-430)
These words, preached in the 5th century, sound strange to 21st-century ears. Yet poets and artists have continually pondered the strangeness of this central mystery of our Christian faith: that the very Word who creates the world chooses to enter that world as a shivering, speechless infant–to live and die as one of the “least” of us. Over the four weeks of Advent, this small group will explore the mysteries of Christ’s Incarnation in poetry, prose, and the visual arts: the humble young woman whose humility leads to her exaltation; the Infant who pleads for humanity before he has learned to speak; the shepherds and magi transformed by their encounter with the infant God. We will enter into the mystery of kairos time, by which Christ is repeatedly born–Hodie (this day)–in the eucharistic celebration of his birth. For these artists and poets, the strangeness of the scene overcomes all estrangement, bringing each of us into an intimate conversation with Christ himself.
Thursday, December 5 — Senior Saints Christmas Party
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in Sweetland Hall. Join us for a merry time at our annual Senior Saints Christmas Party! All Saints Church warmly invites you to celebrate Christmas with your friends and enjoy delicious food, festive beverages, music and karaoke, and a special guest. Please RSVP by December 1. Please contact Amanda McCormick at (626) 583-2732 or email amccormick@allsaints-pas.org with any questions, or to RSVP.
Saturday, December 7 — ASC Women’s Community Annual Spirited Christmas Celebration!
2:00-4:00 p.m. at the beautiful home of Britta Foshee (Address provided upon registration). $20.00 donation with Scholarships and Sponsorships available. All net proceeds to benefit All Saints Foster Care Project. Please Bring your favorite beverage, appetizer or dessert to share. Enjoy Britta’s lovely home and backyard deck as you meet and greet new and old friends to celebrate the season! Questions? Contact Britta Foshee at brittafoshee@gmail.com, or Maddie Gavel-Briggs at mwriter@greeneggsandham.org. Register online here.
Sunday, December 8 — Our Lady of Guadalupe Service
10:00 a.m. in the Church. We celebrate the feast day with a service full of candles, roses, and joyful song. Canterbury Choir offers music; Alfredo Feregrino preaches. After our service enjoy Our monthly Latin Hour on the lawn with the fantastic music of Bill Cunliffe and his band and delicious Mexican Food.
Sunday, December 8 — Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols
5:00 p.m. in the Church. In the warm ambience of the candlelit church, Coventry Choir offers motets, carols and canticles of intense, mystical beauty with music of female composers: Fishell, Nixon, Beamish, Von Bingen, Einfelde and Wheeler. Tim Rich offers a meditation.
Sunday, December 8 — 2024 Beerman Award for Social Justice in Action Celebration Day-Long Celebration, at LEO BAECK TEMPLE, 1300 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Purchase Tickets here.
“If you want to rip the heart out of a democracy, you go after the facts.” ~ Maria Ressa
In this time, more than ever, we need to be together. So, please join us at 6:00 p.m. for Cocktail Reception and
at 7:00 p.m. for an evening program honoring courageous journalist and recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Ressa. Recognizing our Beerman Foundation 2024 Social Justice Fellows: Hussayn Abdul-Qawi, Adnan Jaber, Marissa Montes, Zahra Sakkejha and Yehudah Webster. It will offer a Memorial Tribute to our late board member Reverend James Lawson by Beerman Fellow, Rep. Justin Jones, and a Musical Interlude Performed by Holman Church Choir, William Campbell Jr., Choir Director.
The evening’s celebration will be preceded by an afternoon symposium, 1:00–3:00 p.m., commemorating the tenth anniversary of Leonard Beerman’s death — The Eternal Dissident: The Living Legacy of Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman.
Tuesday, December 10 — If You Crochet or Knit, Consider Joining the Prayer Shawl Ministry
7:00 – 8:30 p.m., in the Regas House Lobby. The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. 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.
Wednesday, December 11 — 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.
Friday, December 13 & Saturday, December 14 — Pasadena Pops Holiday Candlelight Concerts!
Friday at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday at 4:00 & 7:00 p.m. Due to overwhelming demand, Pasadena Pops has added a Friday night performance of Pasadena’s most beloved holiday concert! Top off your holiday season in the architecturally exquisite All Saints Church, with Broadway’s Lisa Vroman joining an array of choruses and handbells for Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Sleigh Ride, Hallelujah! and more of your favorites, all performed by candlelight. These seats sell out quickly, so get your tickets here today!
Sunday, December 15 — Advent III Evening Service
5:00 p.m. in the Church. Trouvères, Vox Cambiata, Youth Chamber Choir and Canterbury Choir offer carols and music of Hagenberg, Haugen, Caldwell/Ivory, Arnesen, Stanford, Mäntyjärvi and Kirchner.
Monday, December 16 — Blue Christmas Service
6:00 p.m. on the Chancel. If you are struggling this season, you are not alone. Join us for a unique liturgy where the light of Christ provides comfort and healing. Jonathan Berry offers music.
Friday, December 20 — Fiction Fun! Christmas Party
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. As is traditional with our Christmas parties, we won’t have a book to discuss, but 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.
For more information on these events contact Amanda McCormick at amccormick@allsaints-pas.org or 626.583.2732.
