There are plots in the All Saints’ Food Pantry Garden available for you and your family to bless our community by growing fresh food to give to those in need! Please contact Susan Baggott to sign up for one of these plots. Temporary and substitute positions are also available.
Serve the Community: Ferlazzo Shelter Meal in May
Help us provide over 60 people with dinner Tuesday, May 9! All Saints’ Church will provide the homeless shelter dinner at the Ferlazzo Building at 15941 Donald Curtis Drive. You can sign up to bring a food or drink item here.
Daytime VBS Decor Day!
On Tuesday, April 25, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. come help with VBS Decorations as we create and decorate for 2023 Stellar VBS (July 24-28 9 a.m.-noon). Creativity not required! There are lots of little (but fun!) jobs to help out, with plenty of guidance. Refreshments served. All ages are welcome! RSVP's helpful to Tammy or Tara.
The World's Largest Baby Shower!
For Life for a nationwide baby shower benefiting local women who are facing unplanned, crisis, and new pregnancies. Your participation is part of a national effort to support women and their babies. Together, let’s show the world what the church can do for life! We will be donating collected items to Life First which has two crisis pregnancy centers: in Woodbridge and Manassas.
From April 16- May 21 you can donate and bring any of the following items to the Atrium: Diapers, Wipes, Clothing, Blankets (must be gender neutral), Pacifiers, Bibs, Toys, and Mom’s Bible.
You're Invited: Anglicans for Life Spring Chapter Meeting
The All Saints' Church Anglicans for Life Chapter is hosting a meeting on Sunday, May 7, at 1:00 p.m. in the Children's Wing. This meeting is open to all All Saints' Parishioners interested in Life Issues. Our guest speaker will be Allie LaCourse, Virginia Coordinator for "Her Plan", a directory of services and support for mothers who have chosen to keep their baby rather having an abortion. She will provide information on how All Saints' can become involved with Her Plan as well as a more hands on support activity called "Embrace Grace". In this post Roe era, it is vitally important for those of us who are supporting Life Choices as a moral stand also become involved in practical ways to support women who choose life. Please come and bring a friend. Light refreshments will be provided.
Life First Baby Bottle Campaign
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!
