The next Food Giveaway is Saturday, May 13! This is another opportunity to give food away to our neighbors in need.
Life First Baby Bottle Campaign
Remember that baby bottle you picked up? If you did, thank you! You are helping spread the gospel in our community by supporting our local pregnancy center to minister to women and families as they experience the challenge of an unplanned pregnancy. Keep filling it with coins, a check or cash! Don't forget to bring the bottle back to the church by May 21 so we can return them to Life First. Your change changes lives!
Get Ready to Blast OFF to VBS, July 24th-28th, 9am-12pm!
Mark Your Calendars for Stellar VBS on-site at ASC, July 24th-28th, 9am-12pm
The summer event that launches kids on a cosmic quest where they'll have a blast shining Jesus' light to the world. Stellar rockets kids on an out-of-this-world adventure that's light years of faith-building fun. Kids explore how Jesus shined hope, love, forgiveness, and joy to the world and how we can all do the same with His power! Small group crews and their Crew Leader will travel together for each day's adventure in a week full of faith discoveries at Stellar Bible Adventures, worship at Sing & Play Blast-off, play outdoor "All Star" Games, eat fun treats at Galactic Snacks, view Kid-Vid Cinema real-kid testimonies, and experimenting and creating at Imagination Station! Ages Kindergarten graduates through 5th grade. 6th graders and up can serve as Crew Leaders or Assistants! Registration opens Memorial Day Weekend!
How can you help prepare for the out-of-this-world Cosmic Quest?!
1) Help create, paint, twist, splash, sponge, and wrap at our VBS Decor Parties!
Come to the church Monday, May 22nd, 12:30-2:30pm, and/or Wednesday, June 21st, 6:30-8:30pm. Creativity is not required; we will instruct and guide you every step of the way. Refreshments served.
RSVP to Tammy Bailey at tbailey4kids@aol.com or Tara at tpedersen@allsaintswoodbridge.org
2) RSVP to attend VBS Training!
If you love seeing kids’ faces light up, then you are perfect!
Monday, June 12, 7-9pm
Saturday, June 24, 9:30-11:30am
Wednesday, July 12, 1-3pm
RSVP to Tara at tpedersen@allsaintswoodbridge.org
3) RSVP to attend Protecting God's Children Training!
As part of Diocesan requirements, all VBS volunteers are required to be PGC trained.
Upcoming trainings:
Thursday, June 8th, 7-9:30pm
Tuesday, June 2th7, 7-9:30pm
Monday, July 17th, 7-9:30pm
RSVP to Tara at tpedersen@allsaintswoodbridge.org
Have a preschooler ages 3-5?
SPACE PLACE PRESCHOOL VBS is just for Pre-K kids! (Registration priority for volunteers; 30 slots available). Little ones gather with the older kids for Sing & Play Blast-Off each day (except Day 1 so they can immediately connect with their Crew Leaders & Space Place PreschoolArea), experience a little less structure and more free-choice play in a simpler learning environment, enjoy PreK Space Place decorations, play on the playground, get messy with irresistible craft and play activities, and have their own interactive Bible Adventure! Nursery available for trained, volunteer parents.
Anglicans for Life World's Largest Baby Shower
Thanks to all who have so generously donated to the Anglicans for Life World's Largest Baby Shower event! This is a Spring event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Anglicans for Life as an organization throughout North American Anglican churches that have an active Anglicans for Life Chapter. The All Saints' portion of the event wraps up after church on Sunday, May 21st, with all donations provided to support new mothers and mothers coming through our local Pregnancy Centers in Woodbridge and Manassas under the Life First organization.
The playpen located in the Atrium next to the Anglicans for Life Chapter Table has been emptied twice and now has room for more! Donations of diapers, wipes, new infant clothing, new baby blankets (gender neutral requested), pacifiers, bibs, toys, and mom's Bibles (The Busy Mom's Bible is a good one) are requested. See the flyer at the AFL table or speak to Ed Speare for further information.
Recent Attendee Meet & Greet
If you recently began attending All Saints’, we invite you to our recent attendee meet and greet happening Sunday, May 21st. This is for recent attendees who have visited once or a handful of times. The meet and greet will follow the 11am service in the Heaven room in the children’s wing; light refreshments will be provided
This event is a great way to get to know the All Saints’ clergy, staff, and vestry members. If childcare is needed, please RSVP to Tara at tpedersen@allsaintswoodbridge.org by 05/17.
GAFCON Q&A
Curious about what happened during the recent Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) and the impacts in the Anglican Communion? Bring your questions and your curiosity to this one-time event and learn from our Rector's first-hand experiences during the conference. Fr Scott attended GAFCON and will share his insights as he addresses your questions. This Q&A will be happening Sunday, May 21st in the Sanctuary during the Sunday School hour between 9:45-10:45am.
Offering Collection Changes in June
Dorcas Ministry Meeting, Saturday, May 6
The Dorcas Ministry (previously known as the Needlework Ministry) will meet Saturday May 6, 2023, in the Children’s Wing (Heaven room) from 1-3 pm. Bring crocheting, knitting, sewing, and other items to work on while we are gathered, as well as items you have completed. We will bless and collect completed items for distribution to the poor, the sick, and the needy.
Readings and Collect Sunday, May 7
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this Sunday.
May Food Giveaway!
The next Food Giveaway is Saturday, May 13! 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 on 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, May 12 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
Mother's Day Tea & Scones Fellowship
"Splash" Into Summer!
Celebrate Your Graduate This Year!
Readings and Collect Sunday, April 30
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this Sunday.
May Birthdays & Anniversaries
Operation Christmas Child Equipping Event
Do you find joy in preparing gift boxes for Operation Christmas Child (OCC)? Since 1993, more than 209 million children in more than 170 countries and territories have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox, and All Saints' Church has sent thousands of them! The project delivers not only the joy of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, but also gives them a tangible expression of God's love, and the gospel message.
In preparation for the collection season, October and November, you are invited to an Equipping Workshop on Saturday, May 20, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., at Prince of Peace United Methodist Church, 6299 Token Forest Drive, Manassas. This OCC Team Event will be hosted by Samaritan's Purse Area Project Leaders for Prince William County to share ideas and resources available for our church, as well as Samaritan's Purse exciting updates. If you would like to attend, please contact Tara.
Name Tag Update
Thank you to those who submitted their names to receive a new name tag. Unfortunately the new lanyards we ordered were not printed correctly so we are waiting to receive the correct lanyards. We will keep the congregation updated as we receive more information. In the meantime, if you have not already submitted your name to receive a new name tag, you can still fill out the sheet on the clipboard in the Atrium.
Upcoming Baptism Class
All Saints’ next scheduled baptism will be on Pentecost, May 28, 2023, at the 11 a.m. service. The required pre-baptismal discernment class will be held at the church on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 1-3 p.m. for infant and child baptisms.
To register, please contact Deacon Julie Tilton via email or by phone 703-670-0093. This public declaration of faith in Jesus Christ takes place during Sunday morning worship on or near four occasions each year: Pentecost (May 28), All Saints’ Day (October 22), The Baptism of Our Lord (the Sunday after the Epiphany), and Easter Eve (a Saturday evening service).
More information about the meaning of baptism can be found in questions/answers #126-130 listed in To Be a Christian, An Anglican Catechism of the Anglican Church in North America.
Readings and Collect Sunday, April 23
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this Sunday.
GAFCON Updates!
This week Fr. Scott is amongst the many clergy and delegates from around the Anglican world who have arrived in Kigali, Rwanda for the fourth meeting of the Global Anglican Future Conference (April 17-21, 2023).
You can follow along with what’s happening at GAFCON this week here. This site the ACNA has created features live streams, videos, photos, news updates, and more!
For more about the history and importance of GAFCON read this helpful article in Anglican Compass.