Week in and week out All Saints offers a broad spectrum of events and groups with something for everyone. Listed below are highlights of upcoming events.

Wonder who’s preaching on Sunday? Check out our Sunday Preaching Schedule.

Check out our written Annual Report for 2025, and the short film “All Saints 2025.”

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Friday, July 17 — LGBTQ+ Ministry Film Screening of Margarita With a Straw for Pride Disability Month
6:00 p.m. in the Guild Room. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Please join the LGBTQ+ Ministry as we celebrate Disability Pride Month with a film screening of Margarita With a Straw, a Hindi-language drama about an Indian teenager with cerebral palsy who moves to New York for school and embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery when she unexpectedly falls in love with a blind girl. Popcorn will be provided; feel free to bring some candy or drinks to share! Unrated by MPA, UK rating 15 (suitable only for 15 years and older) for moderate sex & nudity, profanity, and alcohol. Runtime: 1 hr 40 min. Questions? Email lgbtq.ascpas@gmail.com.

Saturday, July 18 — 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 Leaders: Judith Fischer and Jennifer Gealy. Information = frontdesk@allsaints-pas.org.

Saturday, July 18 — LGBBQT+ Potluck Picnic
12:30–2:30 p.m., Brookside Park Picnic Area C. Join the LGBTQ+ Ministry at Brookside Park Picnic Area C (by the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center) for a picnic potluck. Burgers & Brats (including plant-based options) will be provided — please bring drinks, sides, desserts, and/or smiles to share! Families, friends, and dogs are welcome. For questions and to RSVP, please email lgbtq.ascpas@gmail.com. Please be sure to note any dietary restrictions so we can accommodate your needs!

Sunday, July 19 — ASC Talks: The Wit & Wisdom of Alma Stokes
with Alma Stokes and Tim Rich
9:00 a.m. in Sweetland Hall. Don’t miss the opportunity to be inspired and entertained by the wit and wisdom of the inimitable Alma Stokes — long time All Saints member, teacher, community leader and force of nature. The Rev. Tim Rich will moderate an hour of story-telling and reflection as we continue to give thanks for Alma and her work and witness.

Sunday, July 19 — Celebrate the Ministry of Keith Holeman
Following the 10:00 a.m. service, in the Learning Center. For the past 21 years Keith Holeman has journeyed with us at All Saints, so beautifully chronicling our corporate life and being a pastoral presence to so many. On July 19 he will retire as our Director of Communications.
“My job has never been just a job. I’ve loved the work, loved the place, and loved the people I’ve worked with, and I have loved being able to serve the congregation – it has all been worship for me. There have been times when I couldn’t tell if my cameras were in focus because my eyes had suddenly misted over with the power of the music, the preaching — or the recognition of a parishioner who had brought heaven to earth by helping those in need out beyond our doors.” ~ —Keith Holeman
Join us in honoring Keith and celebrating his well-deserved retirement! Please stick around after the 10:00 a.m. service for festive food, fellowship, and fun.

Monday, July 20 — Women’s Lectionary Online Bible Study
All Sessions are on Mondays at 9:00 a.m. Pacific standard time. 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 exploring the womanist perspective from which the lectionary was written. All are welcome! Register here to get your Zoom link. You will be sent the link for the online meeting (the link will be good for the whole year). For more information please contact: Front Desk at frontdesk@allsaints-pas.org.

Monday, July 20 — Pasadena Connect Day
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on the lawn and around campus. Enjoy a warm meal, hot showers, bag giveaways, activities/games, a musical guest and local and government services!

• Redesign Movement – clothing
• Los Angeles County RRCC – Voter registration and birth certificates
• DPSS – social benefit enrollment
• Hillsides – intensive case management services
• COPE Health Solutions – free Medical services
• Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
• HEART – ticket relief
• Safelink Wireless – free phone
• Health Advocates – SSA
• Huntington Hospital – health checks and Narcan
• Tsu Chi – mobile dental van
• DHS – mobile clinic
  Everyone is welcome! Be an angel. Join us! Sponsored by All Saints Church, Union Station Homeless Services, and Better Angels. All Saints Church is at 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101

Tuesday, July 21 — LA CADA Recovery
4:30 p.m. in the Guild Room. Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse meets every Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 21 — Dr. Kimberlé W. Crenshaw at All Saints Church
7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Church and streaming online. We welcome Dr. Kimberlé W. Crenshaw to All Saints for a very special summer presentation on Tuesday evening, July 21. Pioneering scholar and writer on civil rights, critical race theory, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law, in her new book, Backtalker, Dr. Crenshaw brings her courageous storytelling to the ongoing work of challenging injustice and building a more equitable world. It is a conversation deeply resonant with our commitment to becoming a Beloved Community of Belonging and an opportunity for inspiration and education you are not going to want to miss. Books will be available for purchase.

Friday, July 24 — Fiction Fun! Reads Camus’ The Stranger
Early discussion: 6:30 p.m.; book discussion: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Guild Room. Albert Camus, The Stranger (1942). This is a classic work by a celebrated writer. As Adam Gopnik said in the New Yorker, we remember Camus “not just as a fine writer but as an exemplary man, a kind of secular saint, the spirit of his time, as well as the last French writer whom most Americans know something about.” The Stranger tells the story of Meursault, who kills an Arab man on a sunny Algerian beach. Why? Why not? (Any translation is acceptable. Many people will have read the one by Stuart Gilbert long ago, but he was English, and the Matthew Ward translation, dating from 1989, is much praised now. Ward was American, and the prose style of The Stranger owes much to hard-boiled American fiction.)

Saturday, July 25 — L.A. Day of Mindfulness with Deer Park Monastics
8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at All Saints Church. Join the beloved Deer Park Monastics and L.A.-based sanghas for a day of mindfulness, compassion, and community in the tradition of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh. Together, we’ll slow down, breathe deeply, and practice through walking meditation, Dharma teachings, mindful eating, and time for reflection. This free event is open to all. Advance registration is required, and space is limited. Come as you are and leave refreshed, grounded, and more deeply connected to yourself, your neighbors, and the present moment. Advance registration is required, and space is limited. Register here.

Saturday, July 25 — Deanery 5 Presents Meet Bishop Antonio
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., at Church of Our Savior, 535 W. Roses Rd., San Gabriel. Join us as we welcome our new Bishop. Light refreshments will be served. Information = info@cosepiscopal.org.

Sunday, July 26 — ASC Talks: Berlin’s Wound: A Coverup, an Open Sore, or a Healing Scar?
with Laura Krauss
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. The Rev. Dr. Laura Krauss will share the story of her documentary photographic essay, Berlin’s Wound: a Coverup, an Open Sore, or a Healing Scar. Krauss spent a year in Berlin, Germany and undertook a walking pilgrimage — thirty-five years after the demolition of the Berlin Wall. Her 100-mile Berliner Mauerwag trek in search of insights to how the notorious former border is now being utilized by individuals, a community, and as an international symbol is an opportunity for both education and inspiration.

Sunday, July 26 — 20/30’s Social Hour
12:00-2:00 p.m. at California Pizza Kitchen. Join us for lunch at California Pizza Kitchen, 99 N Los Robles, after the 10 a.m. service. You can meet us on the church lawn after the service and walk over together or join us directly at CPK. Lunch will be provided, and drinks will be available for purchase. All 20/30’s are welcome!
To RSVP and for any questions, please email 2030allsaints@gmail.com.

Thursday, July 30 — Creative Writers Group
6:30 – 8:30 p.m., in the Guild Room. The All Saints Writers Group brings writers from different walks of life together to discuss their pieces in a workshop-style setting. In this small group, writers are able to read their work in any genre they choose (memoir, creative nonfiction, poetry, novel, short story, etc.), and all can give feedback to, and hear suggestions from, the other writers in the room. This builds a sense of community, and helps the writers to become more confident in their work. We meet every other Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Bernice Fong facilitates. Be assured: whoever you are, and whatever you write, there is a place for you here! Information = frontdesk@allsaints-pas.org.

Saturday, August 1 — CYF Family Service Day: Rebuilding Altadena Together
7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Drop off and pick up at All Saints Church. This project is in partnership with Habitat for Humanity San Gabriel Valley, where youth ages 16+ and adults can volunteer at a construction site in Altadena, while younger children and families can participate in a concurrent service project on campus, assembling care packages and encouragement items for volunteers and future homeowners! Sign up here. Questions? Contact Amanda Baughman at abaughman@allsaints-pas.org or the Rev. Jonathan T. Stoner at jstoner@allsaints-pas.org.

Sunday, August 2 — ASC Talks: Art and Academic Freedom: Tracking Christian Nationalism
with Mike Hernandez
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. Artists Astri Swendsrud and Elana Mann join Mike Hernandez for a conversation about art, faith, academic freedom, and the growing influence of Christian nationalism in higher education. Drawing on their recent experiences with Christian universities, they will explore how artists, educators, and faith communities can respond creatively and faithfully to challenges facing free expression and democratic culture.

Sunday, August 2 — Newcomers Coffee
In the Chapel immediately following the 10 a.m. service. Please join other newcomers and meet staff and greeters, ask more questions, have a cup of coffee and learn how to get connected!

Sunday, August 9 — ASC Talks: Can We Prevent Dementia? What the Latest Science Tells Us
with Nicole Gatto
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. Dementia touches the lives of over 7 million older adults in the US today, a number which is expected to grow over the next three decades. Fortunately, we have new, promising evidence about dementia prevention, intervention, and care, providing hope for families impacted by dementia. In this presentation, Nicole Gatto will break down the latest Lancet Commission report which identifies 14 potentially modifiable dementia risk factors. By understanding these factors, we can strive to do more to protect brain health as well as help individuals and their families living with dementia.

Wednesday, August 5 — Recovery Eucharist
6:00 p.m. on Zoom; Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday. The Recovery Eucharist is designed for those recovering from any addiction and for those who support them in their recovery. Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87551078462. Meeting ID: 875 5107 8462.

Wednesday, August 12 — 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, August 16 — ASC Talks: Poetry Hour and Open Mic
with Tony Rivera and Monique Thomas
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. Join us for a time of poetry and an Open Mic session led by All Saint’s very own poets, Tony Rivera and Monique Thomas. You won’t want to miss this moment as we engage the art of the spoken word to practice Joyful Spirituality. Sign ups for open mic will be limited so please arrive promptly to put your name on the list.

Sunday, August 23 — ASC Talks: Queerness, Community, and the Great Outdoors
with Luca DiMassa
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. In this Faith & Formation session, local high schooler and All Saints vestry member Luca DiMassa will explore how we create communities outdoors, both between humans and as a part of the greater ecosystem. Tracing a lifelong love of adventure, a history of Scouting and camping, and a deep curiosity in the interspecies relationships around us, Luca will paint an image of how the great outdoors force all of us together, and how we find God’s love from there. In addition, the talk will focus on the queerness of the world: sexual and gender queerness in animals and humans, but also how queerness can work as a mindset to reconsider our capitalistic relationship to nature, and why we should all strive to have a queer relationship with the outdoors.

Sunday, August 23 — Leading a Ministry or Committee at All Saints Church
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. in the Forum. Whether you are a new ministry leader or have been a leader for many years, this class will offer you new insight and ideas. The class provides specific training to help leaders of a ministry or committee find their vision, execute an agenda, recruit others into the work, plan for your successor, and encourage the participation of each member. Those thinking about ministry leadership are welcome too! A light lunch will be provided. Presented by the Leadership Support & Development Committee. Register Here. For more information email Front Desk at frontdesk@allsaints-pas.org.

Friday, August 28 — Fiction Fun! POETRY MONTH!
Early discussion: 6:30 p.m.; book discussion: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Guild Room. Our traditional month in which people bring a poem or two and we hear them and talk about them. There are usually lots of different kinds of poems, and we always have an enjoyable evening. Feel free to bring poetry you’ve written or poetry—often famous poetry—that other people have written. Feel free to come even if you haven’t regularly been coming to our group. If you like—but this isn’t mandatory, since very little is mandatory about poetry month—bring a dozen or more copies to pass out for us to read.

Sunday, August 30 — ASC Talks: Experience the Mysterious and Transformative Healing of Meditation
with Betty Cole
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. Join our Monday Night Meditation leader, Betty Cole, for a calming session designed to open us up to the unknown depths of healing. The Great Silence confirms the mysterious healing power of the Spirit. Life moves fast, and it is easy to feel disconnected from our inner peace and the presence of the Divine. If you are looking for a quiet space to recharge, reflect, and restore your soul, we invite you to join us this week. All are welcome.

For more information on these events contact the Front Desk at frontdesk@allsaints-pas.org or (626) 796-1172.

Looking Back:

See the 2024 Annual Report in color here.
Watch the short film about All Saints’ 2024 shown at the Parish Annual Meeting.