Sunday, December 15, is the Third Sunday of Advent! Tim Rich preaches at 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. Coventry Choir offers O Virtus Sapientiae by Von Bingen, with Kyla McCarrel Cynthia Nickell, Lydia Brown and Susan Johnson, Ave Maria arr. by Einfelde and In the Stillness by Beamish. ASL interpretation is available at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Morning Live Faith, Formation & Fellowship: Ecologies of Care – Whole Life Stewardship
9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room. Join Sarah Nolan as we close out 2024 and step into 2025 with an opportunity to reflect on living in right relationship with ourselves, others, the earth, and the divine. Explore what practices of care and stewardship you might what to engage that nurture a holistic, interconnected life.
Winter Coat Drive for Our Unhoused Neighbors Concludes!
On the Quad Lawn. 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 new, gently used and good-condition winter jackets and coats for adult men and women. Especially needed are men’s M-XXXL sizes. Please bring your donations to the lawn on Sunday, Dec. 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.
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, wiggly 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 Merry Simkins at msimkins@allsaints-pas.org.
Sunday Morning Childcare
Childcare for Infants and Toddlers provided every Sunday from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in the Seminar Room and Small Lounge in Regas House, sign in required.
We ask that all families who use childcare are registered in the All Saints system (see link below) and also sign children in and out in the Seminar Room during each childcare session. Space is limited. Thank you. Please create and/or update your My All Saints account here: My All Saints – Login (allsaints-pas.org) For more information, please contact Merry Simkins at msimkins@allsaints-pas.org.
Join our Coffee Hour following the 10 a.m. service with greeter Jenn McGaw!
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. 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 December 22. Thanks for your compassion and generosity! Questions? Contact Amanda (CYF Director) at abaughman@allsaints-pas.org.
The Episcopal Church’s Role in Reparations and Truth Telling
12:00–2:00 p.m. in the Guild Room (Lunch provided). Please join us as we continue the process of “telling the whole story” with an update on where our work here at All Saints connects to the work of the wider Episcopal Church work of reparations and truth telling. Questions on the table will include how do we as Episcopalians move towards Beloved Community, while reckoning with the sins of racism and White Supremacy? And how has All Saints as a parish been and will be engaged in this conversation and process? The program will offer a report back from Mark Chase, Tim Rich, Susan Russell and Steve Williams on the recent Summit on Truth Telling & Reparations held at Virginia Theological Seminary. [Details on the Summit in this Episcopal News Service feature.] We will hear a report out from the ASC Telling The Whole Story Committee, which has been working on All Saints’ role in addressing its own history of racial segregation in general and in the creation of St. Barnabas, Pasadena in particular. And we will get a preview of Sacred Ground: a program developed by “Becoming Beloved Community” — The Episcopal Church’s long- standing commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice — coming to All Saints in the new year. A light lunch will be served. All are welcome.
Sacred Collage Small Group
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Sweetland Hall (on Dec. 8 only). 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.
Journey of Faith-Sharing Group
12:00-1:00 p.m. in the OCC Conference Room. Connect with others through genuine conversations about journeys of faith. No commitments or sign-ups required. A welcome space where you can drop in as your schedule allows. Explore your faith, share your story, and build meaningful connections in a supportive community. More info: Amanda McCormick: AMcCormick@allsaints-pas.org.
Every Sunday at 4:00 p.m. on Zoom — Reclaiming the Bible
This is “bible study” with a difference. Our goal will be to heal and move beyond the misunderstanding, confusion, hurtful interpretation, oppression, and other ways our bible has been used against us. Jesus is the Word of God, and God’s Word is one of love, hope, and reconciliation. This is the bible we’ll strive together to come home to in this small group study. Facilitated by Dr. Charles Foster. Contact Dr. Foster at drcharlesfoster@icloud.com for Zoom access.
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. Youth preachers: Ethan Rudder, Eliza LeMoine, Asher Glawe, Marek Desai, and Cress Diehl.
Streaming at 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (and for other streamed services and events) 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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