Sunday, September 24, is our Annual Celebration of Ministries! Celebrate the spirit of togetherness and belonging, and join us as we explore the theme “We Belong Together.” Discover the power of joining a ministry to create a Beloved Community. If you’re looking to make a difference, to meet new people, to deepen your faith journey… to discuss a great book… to have a good time… to serve others… step out onto the quad lawn for the Celebration of Ministries! Everything you ever wanted to know about All Saints ministries can be found at the tables on the lawn. You can also chat with our mentors at the signup kiosk about ministries that might be a good fit for you. Find ways to get connected and to serve the community and God through our work in the world.
The Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart preaches at both 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. At 10:00 a.m., Coventry Choir offers Celebrate by Hampton, with soloist Kyla McCarrel. ASL interpretation is available at 10:00.
We will offer a special Forum at 9:00 a.m. in the Forum with Gayle Fisher-Stewart.
(The Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart was ordained in 2015 and has served as the interim rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. Prior to accepting the call to ordained ministry, she served the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department as a captain. She is the president of the Washington, D.C, chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians and also serves as the chaplain for the Takoma Park Police Department in Maryland. She was the 2015 recipient of the Director’s Award from the Episcopal Evangelism Society. In 2017, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of divinity from Colgate University. She has written on race, policing, and The Episcopal Church. To Serve and Protect: Race, the Police and the Episcopal Church in the Black Lives Matter Era was published in the Summer (2017) edition of the Anglican Theological Review. Her book, Preaching Black Lives (Matter) (2020) asks and answers the question, what would the church look like if black lives mattered? Her newest book, Black and Episcopalian: The Struggle for Inclusion (2022) asks the question—can she be both Black and Episcopalian?)
Join Us for Children’s Chapel during the 10 a.m. service!
Kindergarten through 5th graders! Come one, come all and join us for Children’s Chapel during the 10:00 a.m. service, where children will experience music, arts and crafts, meditations, storytelling, wiggley fun, spiritual practices for kids and so much more! Children’s Chapel is a space for your child to build church community with children their own age, celebrate diverse cultures and explore who/what God means to them. Here at All Saints, we encourage children and youth to show up as their fully authentic selves every day, ask questions and love one other fiercely through modeling it for them, first, and through our weekly discussions! It is never a dull moment in Children’s Chapel, so please join us! Parents are always welcome. Let’s celebrate and connect! For information please contact Nina Scherer at nscherer@allsaints-pas.org.
Join Greeter Jenn McGaw in our Online Coffee Hour on Zoom following the 10:00 service.
From 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the North Driveway, we’ll host a Red Cross Blood Drive. On Celebration of Ministry Sunday, consider donating blood! Please visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code “ASEC” to schedule an appointment.Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment. Share the vibe. Give blood to help save lives. Download the Blood Donor App | RedCrossBlood.org | Call 1-800-RED CROSS. Thank you!
Streaming at 10:00 a.m. is offered on our website’s live stream page, our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. Check out our live streaming page to download service leaflets and take part in our action of the week.
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For in-person worship, our guiding principle remains to follow common sense risk reduction guidance for as long as we remain in a declared public health pandemic, so to keep our community safe and well, our in-person worship guidelines include:
- (as of 1/30/23) Because Los Angeles County, including Pasadena, currently have low levels of COVID-19, masks are recommended, but not required, for everyone indoors.
- Masks are optional outdoors.
- Both outdoor and indoor seating is available for services and communion will be served in both locations.
- Our expectation is that those entering the church will be vaccinated (if vaccination is available to them)
- Those who choose to be unvaccinated are requested to participate online.
- Those seated indoors are asked to maintain social distance between individuals/households.
- If we reach seating capacity in the church, ushers will guide you to alternative seating areas.
- We ask you not enter if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms: fever over 100.4°F or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, or if you have had contact in the last 14 days with someone diagnosed with or suspected to have COVID- 19.
