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This Sunday
"Being Before Doing"
James 1:27 - 2:7
Pastor Bill Berger
Living without prejudice, bias or judgement is something that we all (hopefully) strive to not let cloud our love for people and each other. Unfortunately, it is ingrained in us. James addresses it and calls it sin. Ouch! The text this week is a challenge for all of us to not show partiality in any form. Once again, James does not dance around the issue, instead he calls us all to make sure we look in the mirror (Bible) and understand who we are and what we are capable of so we can actually do what the Bible says. In other words, a changed lifestyle flows out of a radical understanding of who you are. Thankfully, we have Jesus, and through him we are able to understand how wrecked we are and how loved we are at the same time. This knowledge then allows us to live without judgement and partiality.
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Queen Anne Community
Trick-or-Treat Walk
 October 31st, 2009 on Queen Anne Avenue The Kids Ministries team will be sponsoring a booth at the annual Queen Anne trick-or-treat walk. From 3-5pm, join us for candy, games and good times. |
 Journey is where it all begins. This is where we take the first step, together, to discovering the abundant life in Jesus Christ. On one level, Journey is the door to everything All Saints -- it is how we get on the same page in how we define our church character and culture. However, it is much more -- Journey is about being equipped with the knowledge and skills to help navigate this incredible adventure of life in Christ.
JOURNEY 1:: Beginnings
Believe, doubt and seek your way to Jesus
Journey begins with an exploration of what it means to believe, doubt and seek. We start here because we recognize that we all come to All Saints with our own presuppositions and questions. Journey: Beginnings is a safe place to ask these questions or express our doubts.
JOURNEY 2:: Growth
After exploring how believing, doubting and seeking all play a part in the life of a Christ-follower, we will explore the essence of Jesus' invitation to trust and follow him. We will look at living with grace as our foundation. Rather than doing this abstractly, we will focus on trusting and following Jesus in the real contexts in which we live and begin simple spiritual practices that enable us to grow.
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Life Group Highlight of the Week
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at All Saints, we want the people of Seattle to know and understand the
reality of an abundant life in Christ. This can only happen if we live
out our faith in the same places where we live out our lives. The 1 +
1+ 1 formula is a way to bring together our faith and our personal
lives to coexist as one. The formula includes 1 church gathering + 1
service team + 1 life group. In the coming weeks, we will be
highlighting each life group. We want to help you find a community at All Saints to actively believe, doubt and seek with, while enjoying good food, conversation and Christian fellowship.
Real World Seattle:
Loan repayment, desk job, no homework...OH MY! Welcome to the real workd, the place where the 9-5 is king. Join our group of recent grads, non-recent grads, working-boys & girls, etc. loving this free and little-bit-crazy stage of life. Join us each week as we hang out and get to know each other on a deeper level, while talking about what it means to follow Christ in our jobs, talk about our calling and have a little play along the way. Each week we'll meet somewhere in the city to have some fun, kick back and enjoy a little life together.
Hosts: Melissa Daniels
Contact: melissa@believedoubtseek.org / 831-229-1484
Time/Location: Thursdays @ 7pm, email for weekly location or check us out on Facebook at "Real World Seattle of All Saints Church"
NEW! Bring Women's Group:
This group is for women who want to examine what it means to be a woman and a Christ-follower. DESIRE, HOPE, LOVE, SEX, MEN, WOMEN, FEAR, FAMILY are some of the topics we will spend time discussing. This group is for women ages 17 and older, with all backgrounds and life life stages who want to keep it real and learn from the wisdom of one another.
Hosts: Sue Berger
Contact: sueberger@gmail.com
Time/Location: Tuesdays from 7-9 in the All Saints commons
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Central America missions trip update
On Friday, November 6th, eleven members of the All Saints community will head to El Salvador to team up with King's Castle Ministries and provide general medical service to the gracious people of this country. Over the course of six days, we will use our various skills to help improve the general health of the Salvadoran nationals as well as share our love for our Savior Jesus Christ. Over the next few weeks we'll be asking for your help raising funds, collecting supplies and praying for our group. Donations can be made online at BelieveDoubtSeek.org and a table will be set up in the common area at All Saints with a variety of ways you can help and be a part of All Saint's first-ever mission trip!
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Just so you know...
The next Get To Know All Saints Lunch will be held on Sunday, November 8th, downstairs in the multi-purpose room following the 11am gathering. If you are new to All Saints in the last six months, join us downstairs for a fantastic lunch and for an opportunity to get to know your church. Learn where All Saints emerged from, find out where we stand on popular issues, and ask some questions. RSVP at the concierge desk on Sunday, or email us at life@believedoubtseek.org.
The Children's Ministries Team and the Nursery Team are looking
for additional volunteers to help teach and assist in the classrooms and
nursery on Sundays during both gatherings. If you would like to join one of
these teams, please contact Sharlena Dressler at kids@believedoubtseek.org or Jenn
Gifford at nursery@believedoubtseek.org
Children's
Ministries Changes: The kids
area downstairs is undergoing a lot of transition. The team recently remodeled the downstairs area for the kids and also putt together a new
format for each gathering. Feel free to check out the amazing decor downstairs, and if you are interested in volunteering with the kids
on Sundays, please email Sharlena Dressler at kids@believedoubtseek.org
Healing Hearts- Post Abortion Trauma Recovery Group: Healing Hearts is a small group class for women with abortion in their past.
It's a safe, confidential environment to experience healing and restoration,
led by women who know first-hand what you're going through. Starts,
Saturday, October 3, from 1-3pm and runs for 10 weeks. Call or email Patti
Lozano for more information: 206-819-3207, pattihlozano@yahoo.com.
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All Saints News is sent out regularly to the community to engage and inform people of all that takes place through All Saints Church. This and previous updates are available on the All Saints website.
If you have any ideas, submissions, or comments, please send them to life@believedoubtseek.org
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