Children's Ministry Families Thanksgiving Service Projects

While we want to promote thankfulness all throughout the year, it’s still the perfect time to help kids to turn their eyes towards being grateful for everything around them. Children's Ministry will be participating in several opportunities to encourage Thanks-living and focusing on those in need around us.

November Service Projects

Thanksgiving Food Donations for Dale City Families: Children and families are invited to bring traditional Thanksgiving foods to complete a turkey dinner (mashed potatoes, corn, stuffing, international options, etc.) on Sunday, November 6 for our November Food Giveaway. Bring to the atrium or children's wing.

Donate Baby Items for Life: In thanksgiving for the moms that choose life at 'First Care Women's Health' Pregnancy Center, the children and families are invited during November to bring the pregnancy center's biggest needs at this time, to be gifted to mothers: (Only NEW items please)

• newborn baby toys

• teethers & pacifiers

• bottles, burp cloths, or neutral colored baby clothes

• diapers (size N, 1, 2)

• Baby wipes

• Pack-n-Plays (very gently used with no staining welcome)

Gifts will bless mothers in need. What a wonderful way to share life with our children! Items can be brought to the children's wing any Sunday in November, or dropped by the church office.

Temporary/Seasonal Office & Children's Ministry Assistant Position Open!

Now accepting applications to office@allsaintswoobdridge.org. This position will support Church Administrator and Children's Ministry Director up to 15 hours/week. Responsibilities include office and administrative duties, event support and communications, as well as assisting with weekly supplies and setup. Responsibilities use of Excel, Word, phone/electronic correspondence, as well as engage parishioners and children with compassion and enthusiasm! Responsibilities may include light lifting.

All Are Invited to the Program Honoring Bishop John & Meg

RSVP’s are closed for the dinner this Saturday. However, if you did not RSVP and would still like to participate, you are more than welcome to come to the program in the sanctuary where there will be a few speakers, a slideshow, and a presentation of gifts. The program will take place following dinner at approximately 6:15 p.m.

Praying for Healing with Others Workshop

Speaking God’s Healing and Peace to Friends and Family. 

The Christian Healing Institute, founded by The Falls Church Anglican in 2014, is coming to All Saints’ Church for a morning workshop on Christ-centered healing prayer on Saturday, December 3 from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

All are welcome to attend, whether you would like to begin praying with friends and family or if you would like to refresh your personal prayer life, including praying for others’ needs like physical illness, heart wounds, and relational and personal needs.

The Christian Healing Institute’s mission is to offer Biblical training in healing and intercessory prayer, equipping Christian communities to carry on Jesus’s ministry of healing and deliverance in the power of the Holy Spirit. The purpose of the workshop on December 3 is to equip Christians to pray for others as God’s instruments of healing and transformation. You can learn more about the Christian Healing Institute here. 

Please register by Tuesday, November 29.

Moms in Prayer Rise Up Virginia!

Moms in Prayer's Rise Up Virginia is coming to Vienna (Burke Community Church) on Saturday, November 12, 2022, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.! Moms of all ages & stages are invited! Whether you are a young or seasoned mom, mom of one or many, empty nester, or Grandmother, all will gather to worship our living God and hear truth from Sally Burke, President of Moms in Prayer, and author, Jodie Berndt, and other Moms in Prayer speakers. We will also have some sweet and powerful times of prayer - praising, confessing, thanking, and interceding on behalf of our children/grandchildren, and their school communities. Now is the time! Let's join together and rise up bold in the strength of the Lord! Join Tara and register here.

Youth Bible Study Returns November 3

Youth Bible Study will begin Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Trenum house starting on November 3. We will dive into how to read and study the Bible before starting the newest season of The Chosen series! For more information and the address email Jedd+.

November Food Giveaway!

Saturday, November 12 is another opportunity to give food away to our neighbors in need. We have been averaging more than 200 people collecting food at each food giveaway! There is a real need in our community, and God is orchestrating a way for us to work together to share his love by meeting that need.

Volunteers are needed Thursday (sorting food), Friday (at the perishable food drive and helping with set-up), and Saturday at the giveaway. Sign up to serve and experience the joy of giving firsthand!

It is a blessing to provide non-perishables as well as fresh chicken and fresh produce to every family who comes! As always there are specific foods we need donated each month.

Food items most needed:

• maseca

• cartons of oats

• pancake mix

• corn

• pasta sauce

Bread, fresh fruit, and vegetables will be collected Friday, November 11 between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Please pray! This ministry belongs to God and only through Him are we able to make a difference in the lives of others.

Thanks again for all your support! If you have any questions, please contact Tammy.

“You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.”

Deuteronomy 15:11

No Midweek Eucharist November 9

There will be no midweek Eucharist this on Wednesday, November 9. Midweek Eucharist will resume on Wednesday, November 16.

Notice Something New in the Atrium?

This Sunday, flags from around the world made their debut in the atrium. The flags have a special place in All Saints’ Church because they represent the nationalities of members of our congregation, countries where missionaries we support work, and nationalities of the Dale City community we serve! Thank you to Larry, Simon, and Walt for their hard work installing these flags!

Readings and Collect for Sunday, October 30

Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this Sunday.

RSVP for Dinner Honoring Bishop John & Meg

To honor their ministry serving our Diocese, All Saints’ Church will be hosting a dinner for Bishop John and Meg on Saturday, November 5 at 5 p.m. All are invited, and there is no charge. We will be accepting optional donations to cover some of the cost of food.

Due to limited space in the atrium, RSVP’s are required for dinner. However, following dinner at 6:15 p.m. everyone is invited to the sanctuary for a short program honoring Bishop John and Meg (no RSVP’s required). Children are invited to stay with their parents for dinner, then transition to the Children’s Wing for an activity during the program.

Coracle Fellowship Opportunity

The Coracle Fellowship leads you through a year-long process of discovery and formation in community with others seeking more in their relationship with God and in their redemptive engagement with the brokenness that surrounds us all.  It is a program of “Spiritual Formation For Kingdom Action.”  The world needs more people who are alive and strong in God for the sake of the world.  That is why Coracle offers this program, so that you might become God’s joyful and redemptive presence wherever he leads you.

By the end of your Fellowship experience, here are their hopes for you:

“that you would know God’s love more truly – understand Jesus more clearly – connect with God more easily – embrace your uniqueness more deeply – understand your vocations more confidently – live more hopefully – hear God’s voice more readily – participate in God’s redemptive work more eagerly – trust God more radically – live more fully with great joy.”

The Coracle Fellowship is woven around a framework of twelve group retreats, which have traditionally taken place at Corhaven, Coracle’s retreat space in the Shenandoah Valley.  This year, while they still have a few retreats at Corhaven, most of the retreats will be hosted at partner churches– in DC and Northern Virginia.  Learn more about the corresponding on-line fellowship here. The program will also include other key elements experienced individually and in group settings.  These elements include:

recommended readings – exposure to a variety of spiritual disciplines – written reflections – several local Coracle Fellowship dinners – a personal retreat – the opportunity to participate in other Coracle offerings over the course of the year – and the opportunity to synthesize what you have learned in a final reflection project.

All the while, they encourage you to continue to participate regularly in your home church.

On top of individualized attention to your spiritual journey and growth, they will provide a Fellowship reading list, a robust notebook of retreat resources, a specialized prayer book, and a journal for your use throughout the program. There are scholarships available for this program.

Please reach out to info@inthecoracle.org with any questions you might have!

All Saints' American Heritage Girls Troop Featured!

Our American Heritage Girls Troop was recently featured in the AHG magazine for their experience earning a Geology Badge! The Badges earned give the girls unique opportunities to learn new skills and discover advanced knowledge on God’ creation. You can learn more about how our AHG troop earned their Geology Badge at Westmoreland State Park by clicking below and turning to page 13.

Shine Your Light This Halloween

Once again we encourage you “to be overflowing with God’s love and healing power” in your neighborhood this Halloween as you “Shine Your Light this Night!” Don’t miss the chance to bring the light and love of Jesus to a dark night by sharing Christian hospitality and friendship.  To Shine Your Light for Jesus, you might:

• Decorate in a way that proclaims Light and Life, perhaps with spotlights, cheerful Fall decor, and/or simply turn on all your lights.

• Invite an elderly or lonely neighbor to join you in handing out candy, or to enjoy your firepit or yard.

• Invite a new neighbor or one that does not have a church home to spend the evening with you.

• Borrow a lawn game from church for children to play and set it up in your yard.

• Pick up a Christian Pumpkin template from church and carve away. 

• Offer visiting parents a small bottled water for their journey.

• Engage parents in conversation as their children play a game or select a treat.

• Add labels that have a neighborly message to your treats (available in the atrium).

• Hand out glow sticks to the children.

Shine Your Light this Night is another opportunity to demonstrate that Faith and Life really do connect!  

You can get more information and find resources at the Shine Your Light Table in the atrium this Sunday!

Delegates Vote for Chris Warner as Bishop-Elect

The clergy and lay delegates of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic (DOMA) elected on the second ballot the Rev. Chris Warner as Bishop-Elect during a special electing Synod at All Saints’ Church in Woodbridge, VA. Pending the consent of the Anglican Church in North America’s College of Bishops in January, Bishop-Elect Warner will be consecrated at The Falls Church Anglican in Falls Church, VA on February 18, 2023.

Bishop-Elect Warner is the Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Sullivan’s Island/Daniel Island, SC. Prior to his time as Rector, he was an Associate Rector at Church of the Holy Cross, Rector at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center, and Curate at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus, GA. He married Catherine in 1993, and they have three children (27, 24, and 23). 

Bishop-Elect Warner addressed the delegates saying, “I’m honored and humbled to have been selected to serve DOMA as bishop-elect. I’m aware that those of us who serve the Lord in vocational ministry must never believe we do so because we ‘qualify.’ We serve because the Lord calls. And those whom He calls, He then equips. This keeps us dependent upon the Lord and Jesus receives the glory he rightly deserves. I ask your prayers and I pledge my prayers for you. I’m truly excited to see what God will do as we serve together in the years to come.”

On Sept. 14, 2021, Bishop John Guernsey called for the Diocese to begin the process leading to the election and consecration of his successor and to his retirement. On July 17, 2022, the Committee on Nominations announced the final slate of three candidates. As part of the process leading to the election, the candidates participated in two events on September 27 and 28 where they joined in a live Q&A session with delegates. For election, the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese require a majority of the votes cast by each order (lay and clergy) on the same ballot.  

Prayer and Worship Hour

Sunday, October 23 is our fourth Sunday prayer and worship hour from 6-7 p.m. at All Saints’ Church in the sanctuary. Join us as we pray for our congregation, community, and upcoming outreach events.

Readings and Collect for Sunday, October 23

Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this Sunday.

Because You Gave 2022

Because You Gave... of your time, talents, and treasure, All Saints’ Church is able to further God’s kingdom in many ways.  You can take a look at each of the ministries All Saints’ supported in 2022 by clicking the link below. You can also fill out your online pledge card for 2023 below.