Save Lives, Fill a Bottle! The Baby Bottle Campaign for Life First will kick off Sunday, April 16! The funds you collect will help save lives, spare hearts, and share the Gospel. It’s easy to participate! Pick up a bottle in the Atrium and fill it with coins, cash or checks over the coming weeks. Bring it back to church by May 21 and know you are making a difference in the lives of women and children in our community!
Prayer and Worship Hour
Sunday, April 23 we continue 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.
Acolyte Training Sunday, April 30
There will be acolyte training for all new and current acolytes after the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, April 30. We will begin at 12:30 in the Administrative Conference Room with lunch, which will be provided.
We need to know how many will be attending so we can be prepared with food. Please respond by to Katherine Monroe by April 26 if you are planning to attend.
In case you are asking, “who may be an Acolyte?”
1. A baptized & committed Christian and active follower of Christ.
2. Be 9 years old or older.
3. Commit to faithfully serving at the worship service to which you have been assigned.
4. Faithfully attend Sunday worship services.
5. Commit to treating fellow Acolytes and other Worship Team members with respect and a spirit of mutual support and encouragement.
“If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.” John 12:26
Block Party at Featherstone Elementary - DATE CHANGE!
Due to the miserable rain forecast, the date for the block party has been change. The sign-up form has been updated as well. Will you consider signing up? Heidi will be in the Atrium on Sunday to answer any questions you might have about volunteering!
On Friday, May 5, 5-7 p.m., All Saints’ will support one of our local elementary schools with their annual family fun block party. Volunteers are needed to set up, run activities, and help break down.
If you are available to do any of the above (or all!) will you please sign up here?
We'll send additional details closer to the event!
Contact Heidi Reichert with any questions via email.
Readings and Collect Sunday, April 16
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this Sunday.
Easter Memorials and Thanksgivings 2023
Honoring our loved ones, past and present, with a gift of beauty.
Readings and Collect for the Triduum and Easter Sunday
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for the three services of the Triduum (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil) and Easter Sunday this week.
April Birthdays & Anniversaries
No Wednesday Morning Eucharist April 19
There will be no morning Eucharist on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 or 8 a.m. Father Scott will be in Rwanda for GAFCON.
April Food Giveaway!
Due to the Road to Resurrection on Saturday, April 8, the April Food Giveaway is Saturday, April 15! This 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! This month we have an extra need for fresh produce!
It is a blessing to provide non-perishables as well as fresh meat and fresh produce to every family who comes! During the winter/spring months, we will not receive fresh produce from First Fruits Farm.
We especially need donations of fresh fruits and vegetables to be collected Friday, April 14 between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Non-perishable Food items most needed:
cartons of oats
pancake mix
maseca (instant corn meal)
Bread and fresh produce will be collected Friday, April 14 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 Zoom Morning Prayer or Compline Next Week
Because of the Holy Week services taking place at the same time, Morning Prayer on Wednesday morning and Compline via Zoom on Friday evening will not take place on April 5 and 7. For more information about our weekly Compline click here.
Camp Booyah Registration Open!
This summer, All Saints' youth (6th-12th grade) are invited to participate in Camp Booyah from June 11-16, 2023 in Scottsville, VA. We attend from All Saints' as a youth group with girls in one cabin and boys in another, with two All Saints' adult leaders (minimum) in each cabin.
Camp Booyah is an Anglican summer missions adventure camp for rising 6th graders to graduated high school seniors, hosted by the Diocese of Christ Our Hope at Watermarks Camp.
If you are not familiar with Camp Booyah, check out the website here. And be sure to read this article written about our first summer at Booyah for the Diocese newsletter.
Register your teens directly through the Booyah website here. We hope to plan work days for the youth to earn money to help pay the cost. Stay tuned for those details.
Contact Jedd+ with any specific questions and to let him know if you are signing up to attend!
All Moms Invited to Moms In Prayer April 3
The next Moms in Prayer meetup (open to all moms of any age and stage) is Monday, April 3, 7-8 p.m. Mothers and grandmothers invited! Moms in Prayer helps us pray powerfully, scripturally, and specifically for our children, young or grown, for our grandchildren, and for our child's school.
Whether you have never prayed out loud before, or have prayed for years in small groups, the experience of praying together with other moms in the prayer room of All Saints' Church will inspire, empower, and equip you in your relationship with Christ!
The first Monday of every month, 7-8 p.m., will be our time to come together as mothers of all ages, and all stages, in the ASC prayer room!
Childcare Available at Holy Week Services
Families of All Saints’ Church! Childcare is available at each of the evening Holy Week Services next week! This includes Maundy Thursday (7 p.m.), Good Friday (7 p.m.), Easter Vigil and Baptisms (Saturday 7 p.m.), and both Easter Sunday services (8:15 and 11 a.m.).
This is a great opportunity to enter into Holy Week attending each of these special services as we prepare our hearts for Easter Sunday! See the whole schedule of services below.
Help Hide Eggs at the Road to Resurrection!
Witness the joy of children finding hidden Easter eggs, share high fives, and greet families coming to our church for the first time! Our Easter Egg Hunt will be in the grassy areas outside of the Admin. Office Wing. 60 or 90-minute shifts are options, so still plenty of time to meet your family or experience the event with friends. Please consider signing up here or call the church office at 703-670-0093 to sign up for a shift!
New Name Tags!
We are excited to announce that we will be printing new name tags with updated lanyards and holders! The name tags will be available for pickup the last week of April in the Atrium. Receive your new name tag whether you’re a newcomer or a long-time member! You can submit the form below or fill out the form on the clipboard in the Atrium
Readings and Collect for Sunday, April 2 (Palm Sunday)
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this Sunday.
Kairos Cookies Resumes!
After a three-and-a-half-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Kairos has been invited to return to prison! Debbie Morrison, Suzy Speare, and Carol Updike are team members of Kairos #43 scheduled for April 13-16 at the Central Virginia Correctional Unit for Women outside of Richmond. Kairos is similar to Cursillo or Walk to Emmaus. It includes a three-and-a-half-day weekend program where a trained team of Christians go into the prison to carry God’s message of love and forgiveness to those incarcerated. Would you pray about partnering with us? You can participate in three different ways.
Prayer – Our goal is to have our weekend covered 24/7 in prayer. You can use this link to sign up for a 30-minute prayer slot.
Cookies – Each team member is responsible for 25 dozen homemade cookies. Would you bake cookies for us? There are very specific instructions that can be found here. Cookies can be brought to the church to the Kairos table in the atrium beginning March 26, April 2, and April 9. You can also leave cookies in the Admin Office on weekdays during normal business hours. The final day for delivering cookies is April 11. Read the specific cookie guidance here.
Financial Support – help offset the cost of supplies needed for the weekend. It costs about $100 per prisoner to attend such a weekend. Checks must be made payable to “Kairos of Va” with “CVCU” on the memo line.
Questions? Would you like to learn how you can be a team member for a future Kairos team?
Contact Debbie Morrison , Suzy Speare, or Carol Updike.
Men's Breakfast & Neighborhood Walk!
All men of All Saints’ Church are invited to the "Men's Breakfast, Get Up & Walk" event! Saturday, April 1st. We will meet at Bob Evans, Smoketown Road at 8 a.m., followed by hitting the Dale City streets to distribute door hangers for our church-wide outreach: Road to Resurrection. Immediately after breakfast, at approximately 10 a.m., we will split into groups from the Bob Evans parking lot. RSVP or questions to Jim Morrison at 571-338-5774 (cell).
Be Part of the Coffee Hour Team!
If you enjoyed having a coffee hour after the 11 a.m. service this past week, you can help make this ministry happen each month! Be part of the Coffee Hour Team, which is providing coffee hour every second Sunday of the month! This ministry needs a team of volunteers to serve when they are able. Contact Megan Dudgeon if you would like to support Coffee Hour!