Sunday, December 3rd, is the First Sunday of Advent! Mike Kinman will preach at 7:30 a.m. Becca Stevens preaches at 10:00 a.m. In the 10:00 a.m. service in the Church, Coventry Choir offers And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah by Handel. ASL interpretation is available at 10:00.
At 9:00 a.m. in the Forum: Every Craft Tells a Story – Thistle Farms Global
Becca Stevens, Kristin Beckum, Frannie Hall-Kieschnick from Thistle Farms Global will join Mike Kinman to share stories of transformation from women’s cooperatives around the world and talk about how we can all be part of this global justice movement. Amazing gifts made by women in Ukraine and the West Bank/Palestine will be among the many items featured and available for purchase.
From 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., our annual Alternative Christmas Market will sizzle and thrive in Sweetland Hall and the Guild Room. The Alternative Christmas Market (ACM) has been an All Saints Advent tradition for decades. The ACM brings together non-profit and fair trade organizations, all of which address All Saints Peace & Justice initiatives on the local, national and international levels. It’s a great opportunity to find some beautiful, unique gifts and get some early Christmas shopping done. See the 2023 catalog here!
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 Nina Scherer at nscherer@allsaints-pas.org.
Join Greeter Jenn McGaw in our Online Coffee Hour on Zoom following the 10:00 service.
At 5:00 p.m. in the Church: Advent Evening Service
On this first Sunday of Advent, Children and Youth lead this service, with music by Unidad. After the service we will light a campfire, roast s’mores, drink hot chocolate and watch a Christmas movie on the lawn.
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.
