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Volunteers Needed!
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 Volunteers are needed On Tuesdays and Thursdays (starting Tuesday August 31) to drive Victoria Hotel Manager to the Community Kitchen to pick up hot meals for low-income, aging, and veteran residents. See David Boyd at the Information Table on the patio after Sunday worship services or call the church office if you can help! |
Silence is God's First Language
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 Beyond the words and thoughts of ordinary prayer, there is another way to encounter the Presence of God. It's a deliberate intention to become still within and to simply hold ourselves open to God's Presence. Called meditation in many traditions, it's known as contemplative prayer in Christianity. All Saints offers two versions of this deep prayer
practice every week: Centering Prayer and Healing Presence, which are resuming after their summer hiatus on Sept. 6th. at 9:15 a.m.
Centering Prayer sessions are held every Thursday morning from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Youth Room of the Parish House. Centering Prayer sessions are also held every other Sunday morning at 9:15 a.m. in the Church Office Conference Room. On alternate Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. we add a focus on healing as the intention of sitting silently in God's Presence.
They both follow the same practice. We sit in a circle, become inwardly quiet, and open our hearts, which guide body, mind, and soul to a new level of awareness that is felt rather than thought. Here, Silence is discovered to be alive - a fathomless field of being and in-formation, the still point of truth, the source from which all our reality flows.
Newcomers are especially welcomed. Come and try it!
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From the moment we are baptized, we are called to ministry - to serve God and others. There is still a great opportunities for the younger members (under 18) of Christ to serve God and our community:
- Serve dinner to Isla Vista homeless Monday, August 31
You will feel good while doing good! David Boyd, [email protected], is the contact for more information. |
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Sunday, August 30
We Welcome Robert Brown to the Pulpit
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This Sunday, August 30 we welcome Robert Brown to the pulpit. Robert is a Masters of Divinity student at Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological Seminary at Claremont. Robert also serves as the Education for Ministry (EfM) mentor for the Santa Barbara area. EfM is a small group program that provides lay people with an opportunity for study and reflection in order to discover how to respond to the call of Christian service and carry out their ministries. For more information about EfM contact Robert at [email protected]. |
Take a Sneak Peak Behind the Scenes With A Sanctuary Tour Sunday, August 16!
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Don't Miss The Fun in The Fall!
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Stay tuned for more details as dates draw near...
- September 6 - Centering Prayer resumes at 9:15 a.m.
- September 13 -Homecoming Sunday, 10 a.m. Potluck Picnic at 11 a.m.
- September 13-Healing Presence resumes at 9:15 a.m.
- September 14 - Book Club & Potluck at 6 p.m.
- September 20 - Sunday School begins
- September 22 - Bible & Babble with Potluck at 6 p.m.
- September 23 - Adult formation begins
- October 3 - Celebration of New Ministry & Reception at 10 a.m.
- October 4 - St. Francis Pet Blessing at 10 a.m.
- October 10 - Parish Social at 4 p.m.
- October 23 - Newcomers Reception at 6 p.m.
- November 1 - All Saints' Day with Baptism at 10 a.m.
- November 6 - Family Dinner & Hoe-Down at 5 p.m.
- November 15 - Family Advent Workshop & Pizza at 5 p.m.
- December 6 - St. Nick Day & Christmas Market at 10 a.m.
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Homecoming is Sunday, September 13 - don't forget to sign up to bring a dish to share during our Homecoming Potluck on the patio. Sign up at the Information Table or call Anne at the Church Office: 969-4771. Please plan on bringing a dish that will feed 6-8 people.
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Raise Your Voice In Song! Join the Choir in September!
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All Saints' Choir begins a new season in September. All are welcome to join us, as we begin a new year of leading the church's song in worship. Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings from 7-9 p.m. in the church. Join us as we kick off the season by singing for the first time during our homecoming service, September 13 at 10 a.m.
If you'd like to participate in this vital and joyous ministry, simply come to the first rehearsal on September 10, or call or email Steve O'Connor at 969-4771 ext. 109 or [email protected]. |
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Friendship Center's 6th Annual Wine Down, Honoring Our Big Hearts
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Friday, September 18
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Join us for
live music by Montecito Jazz Project
hearty hors d'oeuvres by Spice N Rice
silent and live auctions, and wines by:
Button Farm Winery
Consilience, Marianello, Tre Anelli
Fess Parker Wines
Fontes & Phillips
Pegasus Estate Winery
Qupe
Rideau Vineyard
Vinemark Cellars
Zaca Mesa Winery
...and beers by
Surf Brewery
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Team All Saints Helps at Cleveland Elementary School
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In support of the All Saints Outreach Focus Project, Parishioners Herb Tews, Leslie Huber, Joe Rawls, Gail Harling, Phil Wilcox and David Boyd are volunteering at Cleveland Elementary School at least two hours per week. They help teachers in classrooms with Kindergarten, Third and Fourth Grade students and in the library tutoring students in several grade levels. Mr. Gabe Sandoval the Cleveland principal is meeting with volunteers individually to communicate his vision for their contributions, and he has commented "I'm glad they are here. They have such a rich history of knowledge from their careers and experiences."
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All Saints' Food Wagon
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Starting Sunday, September 13, we will collect food for the hungry each Sunday. Food that you bring for the hungry will be gathered each Sunday at the entrance in a green wagon and brought forward to the altar with our offerings and oblations to God. The food will be donated to Cafe Picasso Food Pantry at St. Michael's University Church (St. Mike's) in Isla Vista to serve UCSB and SBCC students struggling with food insecurity.
All Saints' Food Wagon provides us all with an opportunity to give out of our abundance. One way to do so is to try spending 10% (the biblical tithe) of your grocery bill on food that you will give away. Parents, you might invite your children weekly to choose the food that your family will bring to church to give to those who don't have enough to eat. This makes them aware of the blessings of their life and forms them at a young age to make a difference in the hurts of their world. Through this simple but loving service, both young and old can extend Christ's grace from the meal we share at the altar to our hungry neighbors' tables. |
A Year of Music, Fellowship, Food & Family
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Beginning this Fall, all are invited to join in singing, dancing, eating, and generally having a great time, right here at All Saints!
Once each quarter, during the 2015-16 season, All Saints' Music Ministry will host an evening of family fellowship, food, live music and dance. All ages are welcome!
Fall Square Dance We'll begin with an old-fashioned Square Dance & BBQ. Accompanied by the sounds of American Bluegrass music, you and your family can SWING YOUR PARTNER and DO-SI-DO to your heart's content. Dance instruction will be provided that evening - so all levels of Square Dance are encouraged to pull on your cowboy boots!
 Winter Sock Hop During the winter, we'll host a 50s Sock Hop. Fonzie, Richie and Joanie won't make it, but don't let that stop you! We'll celebrate the "Happy Days" of our lives together as an All Saints family.
Spring Irish Feis Next on the calendar will be an evening of Celtic food and dance. Scheduled near St. Patrick's Day, All Saints will host an Irish Feis (dance festival) complete with loud shoes, rhinestones, curly wigs and soda bread. Again, this will be an opportunity for all to learn, participate, east some great food and have a wonderful time together.
 Summer Luau We'll close the season with an authentic summer Luau. Bring your grass skirts, leis and "loud" shirts. We'll learn how to dance the hula and eat roast pig, poi and shave ice.
These events will be designed to include absolutely all ages. Stay tuned for specifics on dates and times, and get ready for some fabulous family fun at All Saints this year!
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| New Date & Time for Weekly Bible & Babble |
 Bible & Babble will resume in the fall at a new time and on a new day. Beginning September 22, we will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Parish House for Bible Study and Potluck. Please join us for this time of discussion and fellowship. We study the upcoming scripture readings for Sunday based on the Revised Common Lectionary and use Keeping Holy Time edited by Douglas E. Wingeier. Please contact Rev. Vicki at [email protected] with questions. |
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All Saints' Recycled Reading Treats
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 Our rolling book carts offer a variety of gently used (very good condition, no marking, and no highlights) fiction, non-fiction, special interest, and children's books for sale for "goodwill offerings." Think "Library Book Sale." If a book sparks your interest, donate whatever you feel is in your price range. Books will be available on second and fourth Sundays of the month during Coffee Hour after each service. Proceeds will support our campus ministries.
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Live Webcast of Installation of Bishop Michael Bruce Curry as the Presiding Bishop
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 The Holy Eucharist with the Installation of the 27th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, Bishop Michael Bruce Curry, will occur on Sunday, November 1 at noon Eastern at Washington National Cathedral. The installation will be available via live webcast. Click here to learn more. |
Celebration of New Ministry
with Rev. Aimee Eyer-Delevett: Saturday, October 3
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On Saturday, October 3 at 10 a.m. we will hold our Celebration of New Ministry (aka Installation). This service liturgically marks the merger of our lives and work as people and priest in service of Christ and his kingdom. The Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool will preside, and a festive reception will follow.
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Photo of the Week
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#FlashBackFriday to the Valentine's Day Rectory Blessing - The laughter, joy & love of this couple - Philip & Pamela Hawes - captured in this photo is simply wonderful!
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Homecoming Sunday Kicks Off All Saints' Musical Season
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On Sunday, September 13, All Saints will kick off the 2015-16 musical season during the annual Homecoming Sunday celebration. Everyone of all ages is invited to join in leading the 10 a.m. worship service. Children, teenagers and adults will gather before the service, open the service in the procession and join the choir in leading and singing the music of the day. The music will be familiar and accessible to even the youngest among us. Contact Steve at [email protected] for more information.
This Homecoming Sunday event will introduce a series of Family Sundays planned during the year. Family Sundays will feature music in worship that is easy to learn and fun to sing, and everyone is invited to join the choir in leading the musical worship. Details to come!
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All Saints-by-the-Sea now offers online giving.
Convenient. Easy. Secure.
Give out of God's love and gifts in your life that others may feel Christ's love and grace.
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Because we all deserve a chuckle now and then...
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There are many more items for your attention than we can comfortably fit in the email each week. Please click on the headlines below to view some of the stories from the All Saints website and from around the country and the world!
Bishop Coadjutor Search Online Survey - If you did not attend one of the listening sessions, please fill out the survey. Responses gathered at the listening session have been noted for the committee's report.
Panorama: Blogs of the Episcopal Church - Various opinions and viewpoints of Episcopalians, as well as discussions of personal faith journeys, and conversations about the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church.
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