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New Blog! This weekend we will celebrate the many gifts God gives us! The festivities begin this Saturday, October 3, at 10 a.m. when we liturgically mark the work we being as priest and people, our lives merged in service to Christ and his kingdom. At our Celebration of New Ministry, I will be officially inducted as your rector by The Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool, our bishop suffragan. I am honored to serve as your rector, journeying with you through life's joys and sorrows. And I am overjoyed to share in Christ's ministry with you as fellow baptized members of the Body of Christ.
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On Sunday, we will continue the celebration at our gentle, and pet-free, 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist service, and then at our St. Francis Day Pet Blessing with Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. Genesis tells that God made all of creation and called it good. To celebrate the blessings of God's creation, and our role as stewards of God's creation, we invite our pets to join us in the sanctuary this Sunday at 10 a.m. Bring your favorite furry, feathered or finned friend, and join in the chorus of all creation.
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Celebration of New Ministry
with Rev. Aimee Eyer-Delevett: Tomorrow at 10AM
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Next Intergenerational Worship
SUNDAY, October 4 at 10:00 a.m.
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St. Francis Day Pet Blessing, Sunday, October 4, 10 a.m. (The 8 a.m. service will be a pet free zone!)
Bring your favorite furry, feathered or finned friend, and join the chorus of all creation. We believe God made all of creation and called it good. To share God's blessings, we invite our pets to join us in the sanctuary for this special (and slightly shortened) Sunday service of Holy Communion.
Parish children will help lead worship, and our Parish School children are invited to sing a special song of creation during the worship service, which they will prepare during our weekly chapel service. |
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David Hart Memorial Service
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A memorial service for David Hart is planned for Saturday, October 17th at 2:00 p.m. at All Saints-by-the-Sea.
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God the Giver Christian Formation Series
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Each hungry person, among the first century multitude of five thousand who gathered to hear the teachings of Jesus, discovered that he and she had enough and was enough - even more than enough!
(See John 6:1-14 or Matthew 14:13-21)
How can we, in the complexity of the twenty-first century, reconcile our economic and spiritual lives? Are the two antithetical or can one enliven the other? In four sessions beginning October 11th, parishioner Cecile Lyons, clinical and financial psychologist, will facilitate personal exploration of the subjective experience of money that will offer participants the opportunity to reduce money anxiety and fears of scarcity, as well as provide the possibility for increasing spiritual abundance and personal well-being.
Oct. 11th: Relationship between faith and finance - money as a spiritual practice.
Oct. 18th: Personal Money-Bio - expansive or constrictive for soulful living.
Oct. 25th: Money scripts behind stories of fear and faith, scarcity and abundance.
Nov. 1st: The Art of Balance: Giving and Receiving, Purposeful Prosperity
Silver, Gold, and Soul will meet Sundays 11:15am-12:30pm in the Parish House.
Questions may be directed to:
drlyons@cecilelyonsphd.com
Notice of your interest in participation will assist in the planning so please sign up at the Information Table or by email.
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All Saints Fall Avocado Mixer
Saturday, October 10
Home of Sally Green
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Remember Items for All Saints' Food Wagon
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 All Saints' Food Wagon program is off to a great start thanks to your generosity. This program will continue each Sunday, as we collect food for the hungry along with essential hygiene products. Food and items 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. Your donations will be delivered 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.
A number of items continue to be in demand this week. Please consider donating some of the following items:
toothpaste
toothbrushes
almonds
feminine hygiene products (tampax/pads)
peanuts
canned chicken
dried fruit
rice
crackers
soup
corn
mixed vegetables
tuna
peanut butter
jelly/jam
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. |
Save the Date: Newcomers Reception!
Friday, October 23rd
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
All Saints
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Details to come! Contact the church office with questions: 969-4771 |
Transition House Dinner Sunday, October 11 at 5:30pm
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 Sunday, October 11th is All Saints' night to prepare and serve dinner at Transition House, a homeless shelter for families. Please consider donating needed food or volunteering to serve that evening. Visit the Information Table on the patio after church on Sunday to get more details including what food is needed. David Boyd will be there to answer your questions - and to put you to work! We expect 55 family members to attend dinner, so many hands are needed.
Fun fact: Transition House residents say their very favorite Sunday dinner is the one All Saints provides! Come experience the joy of serving our brothers and sisters in need. |
Wednesday Evening Adult Formation Continues
With New 5-Class Series
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On Wednesday, October 7, our Wednesday night Adult Formation will continue with a five session class - Episcopalians in the 21st Century. Explore the meaning and expression of personal faith through the lens of the Episcopal Church, a faith tradition where ancient wisdom meets modern practice. How are we challenged and upheld by God in the context of this day and age? How can the Holy Spirit bring us to fresh vision and deeper understanding through what we know to be church?
Classes will be led by Rev. Vicki Mouradian in the Parish House from 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. on the following Wednesday evenings:
October 7, 14, 21, 28 and November 4.
As a guide to the class we will follow the text, My Church Is Not Dying: Epscopalians in the 21st Century by Greg Garrett. The book will be available in class or you may purchase it online for an electronic version.
Please sign up for class at the information table after services. For more information, please contact Rev. Vicki at church vicki@asbts.org. |
Silence is God's First Language:
Prayer Groups Are Back In Full Swing
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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 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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Will You Help Deserving Low-Income, Aging and Veteran Residents?
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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! |
Music, Fellowship, Food & Family
Join the Fun as All Saints!
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Fall brings singing, dancing, eating, and a great time at All Saints! You don't want to miss it!
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!
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Photo of the Week
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All Saints-by-the-Sea, Santa Barbara, CA Says Welcome!
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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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