This past Sunday, November 1, 10 people were confirmed or received by Bishop Chris Warner.
Join in for a NEW outdoor Christmas Outreach this December — invite your family, friends, neighbors, and those who don’t have a church home!
Join in preparations for Advent as we come together for ONE service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 29 and the Greening of the Church afterward. Pizza lunch included!
Now is the time to pray about who God would have you nominate for the 2026 Vestry.
A call to the church for all ages! If you are not already planning to serve in the Food Giveaway on Saturday, December 11, come spread the news of the nativity by being part of a team to distribute door hangers announcing the Drive-Thru Living Nativity. We will be taking beautiful door hangers to our Dale City Community neighbors on Saturday, December 11, at 2 p.m.
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this upcoming Sunday- the second Sunday in Advent.
Advent is the four-week season before Christmas Day and marks the beginning of our church year. This year it started on Sunday, November 28. The liturgical color of the season is purple, and it symbolizes a time of waiting. It also represents the royal aspect of our Lord who is King. For many centuries, the church and Christian families in all parts of the world have celebrated this season in lots of creative ways. It is a season of preparing, reflecting and waiting. It is s season of hope and anticipation. It is a season of love and joy. 2021 has been another year marked by uncertainty and unrest, by cynicism and hopelessness, by pandemic and loss. Keeping a holy Advent is a way of practicing hope in the face of hopelessness and joy in the face of uncertainty.
What will your holiday season look like this year? How can we make time to really enter into this season of waiting and preparation? Plan now to make time to show the love of Christ to one another and to those who need to hear some good news. We have gathered some suggestions and some resources we hope will help.
Consider what might work for you and your family this year. Be intentional and experience a beloved time preparing for the birth of Jesus. Many opportunities abound right in your home, here at church, and in our community. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
“You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.” Deuteronomy 15:11
Our next parking lot food giveaway is Saturday, December 11. This is another exciting opportunity to bless our community by following the commands of Jesus to help those in need! Anyone in our community who is in need of food is invited to come that day to fill up bags of groceries free of charge.
There are countless ways that you and your family can be involved. From setting up behind the scenes to passing out flyers in the communities that need to hear about the event to serving during the event itself, it will truly take all of us coming together to make this happen. If you are looking for a place for you and/or your family to serve, there are absolutely opportunities for you! Please sign up here or contact Tammy Bailey if you have any questions.
The children of All Saints’ Church are invited to a “Three King's Search for the Newborn King!”
In the season of Advent, children will be taking turns in Sunday School receiving one of the three Kings dolls, carefully prepared by our beloved Margaret Nichols. The dolls will go home with 3 children each week, and they can either take pictures of their King doll on a special journey to find baby Jesus (perhaps an outing to grandma's house, sitting under their own Christmas tree or while reading an Advent family devotion, or even in the kitchen while cooking a family meal!) Or they can journal/write, or draw a picture of their King somewhere on a special visit.
Our King dolls will be traveling through all the weeks of Advent until Epiphany, when the children will be invited to share about their King's journey, hear the story of The Visit of the Wise Men, be visited by the singing and costumed Three Kings themselves on January 9th.
All families attending Sunday School will be invited first to take a King doll home for the week, returning it with their photos, writings, or drawing! Ages 3 and up are invited!
How Do We Wait in Hope? This short series will explore the Advent themes of hope, love, peace, and waiting in light of the last year and a half, of pandemic, strife, and social unrest.
How do we, as Christians, process these things and move forward? In a culture that wants everything instantly, how do we wait in hope for the promises of Christ’s return? And how might we extend love, celebrate with joy and practice peace while living in a world filled with brokenness and grief? This series will meet during the Education Hour (9:45-10:45) on December 5, 12, and 19.9:45 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School continues on Sunday, December 5, with interactive, friendship-focused Advent lessons and activities. We will also continue guiding our children on a foundational, Jesus-centered journey through God's story of love.
Parents and adults, and children come enjoy adult Sunday School at the same time with Advent teachings starting Sunday, December 5 at 9:45 a.m.
We need 4 foot to 6 foot tall step ladders to reach the high places as we begin Advent by greening the Church. Please bring them on Sunday so they are available in the Atrium after the 10 a.m. service.
Don’t forget to RSVP, so we know how many lunches to provide.
What a joy to deliver the turkeys and boxes of food to Featherstone and Vaughan Elementary Schools! Last Saturday, families of all ages from All Saints’ Church packed Thanksgiving boxes for 100 families in need at two elementary schools! On Monday, the boxes were delivered to the schools. This is one of the many examples where your giving is having a real impact on families in our community! Thank you All Saints’ Church for continuing to build relationships with these schools and families.
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this upcoming Sunday- the first Sunday in Advent.
Join us at 10 a.m. for Eucharist on Thanksgiving day as we celebrate and worship our Savior who provides every good gift we have.
Additionally, the church office will close at noon on Wednesday, November 24 and reopen on Monday, November 29 at 9 a.m. for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Blessed Thanksgiving to all!
Our generous congregation donated 145 shoeboxes to Operation Christmas Child for 2021! Thank you to everyone that contributed to the Samaritan's Purse mission! So many individuals thoughtfully prepared a gift for a child this Christmas including our Youth Group, American Heritage Girls, and Mothers of Preschoolers. They were delivered to our drop-off site, and now on their way to children around the world!
Jen and Lee Roberds have graciously decided to continue leading the blessing bag ministry! ACTS has shown so much appreciation for All Saints’ generosity in providing enough items for 25 women’s bags and 5 men’s backpacks this year!
With the Holiday and cold weather season upon us, we are praying that we receive enough donations for at least ten more bags. There are slips on the donation box in the atrium with our immediate needs for the bags to fulfill this goal. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lee Roberds or by phone 703-590-7918. Thank you for helping us reach our goal!
Jen and Lee at ACTS dropping off some of the previously donated blessing bags! We need ten more to fulfill our goal for the holiday season.
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this upcoming Sunday.
"When an American flag is worn beyond repair, it should be retired in a respectful manner." (The U.S. Flag Code)
On December 7, at 6:30 p.m, our AHG troop invites you to participate in a U.S. flag retirement ceremony at All Saints' Church. Please donate flags ready for retirement in the box found in the atrium. This short ceremony (less than 30 minutes) has been written by the oldest girls in the troop after research about our flag's history, meaning, and the U.S. Flag Code.
If you have a flag that is ready to be retired, please place it in the box in the church Atrium by Dec., 5. Please include a note explaining how the flag was flown, and if known, for how long. We will include each flag and its story in the ceremony. Instead of burning the flags, after the ceremony, the troop will take the flags to the county's American Flag Collection Center.
Immediately following this ceremony, the troop will conduct their winter award ceremony.
Questions? Contact Heidi Reichert.
It is time again for Un-Trim-A-Tree! In this season of giving, we want to spread the love of Christ to as many children in need as possible. This year, All Saints’ Church is supporting 155 children from local schools by providing 2 gifts for each child! These children range in age from newborn up to 16 years old.
If you would like to honor your loved ones during this Christmas season with a special gift of beauty donations are open to the Memorial Christmas flowers. Fill out the information through the link below, and see your dedication projected throughout Christmas. All memorials and thanksgiving will be listed in the Christmas media (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Lessons and Carols, and in the Newsletter). Donations can be made through this form.
Are you interested in how the slides and soundboard operate each Sunday? Would you like to be a part of this important weekly ministry? There will be a training for all interested volunteers for the A/V ministry on Sunday, December 5 right after the 11 a.m. service. Please contact Jason Wills or come see him in the booth after any of the services.
If you have not completed your pledge card for 2022, please fill it out and submit for the upcoming year. You can also submit your pledge online here.
“Old Retired Guys” of All Saints’ Church meet monthly at Bob Evans on the corner of Smoketown Rd. and Gideon Dr. The next meeting will be Thursday, November 18 at 8:30 a.m. We meet in the back/rear of the restaurant. The group is open to retired and anyone else who might be available. This a group organized for men from All Saints Church and any friend they wish to bring with them.
This Saturday is our monthly food giveaway for November, and we still need volunteers to come out on Thursday evening to help sort the food to prepare for Saturday. If you are available Thursday, please join us! We'll turn up the worship music, munch on some snacks (provided), enjoy great fellowship, and work away!
Also, if you are available to help with the perishable food drive or set-up Friday at 4:30 p.m., we could still use some extra hands. Likewise, there are still plenty of slots to help out Saturday as we bless our neighbors. Sign up here.
Additionally, these food items are most needed for this month's giveaway:
Instant corn flour (Masa Instantanea or Maseca)
Breakfast items such as pancake mix and oats
Black beans (esp. dry beans but cans are needed too)
Pasta sauce (please avoid glass jars if possible)
For the perishable drive, please bring potatoes (Some form of potatoes are on the Thanksgiving menu in nearly every culture!) and fruit (bananas, apples, and clementines/oranges are all popular)
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