All Saints Offering

Beloved,

By tradition, on All Saints' Sunday an offering is taken throughout our diocese for the support of All Saints' Center in Leitchfield. Throughout the year, All Saints is a place where all ages gather to know Christ, grow in Christ, and be empowered by Christ to share the Good News of the Gospel. From camp to youth gatherings, vestries and bishop's committees retreats, clergy days and special times of refreshment, and as the campus of our School of Ministry, All Saints is dear to us all and an important part of our common ministry.

I invite you to join Linda Sue and me in making a generous gift to All Saints Center through the All Saints' Day offering in your congregation, or go online at www.allsaints.episcopalky.org/give-to-all-saints.html to make your gift. Our offering goal this year is $10,000, about a $1.15 for each Episcopalian in the Diocese of Kentucky. All Saints'Center belongs to us all. Together, we can meet and exceed this goal.

On behalf of those who benefit so richly from the ministry at All Saints Center, I thank you for your generous gift!

Faithfully yours in the Risen Christ,

The Rt. Rev. Terry A. White
Bishop

Annual Offering Appeal from the All Saints Board

Dear Friends in Christ:

"I sing a song of the saints of God...."This joyous, familiarhymn is sung on All Saints Day around the world on every All Saints Sunday since its introduction to "The Hymns of Children" in Great Britain in 1929. It is a song that reminds us all of the diversity of all our saints...."and one was a doctor and one was a queen and one was a shepherdess on the green."

Our All Saints Camp and Retreat Center has continued to embody the ministry of diversity through hospitality and grace for the past forty-nine years. As we journey towards our fiftieth anniversary in 2015 we are amazed and encouraged by the people who have found their way to our doors.

Not only have our children, pre-teens, and teens come to enjoy the opportunities of Summer Camp, Gatherings, and other activities, many groups from outside our diocese also participate in the All Saints experience. Universities and Colleges from the region, like Western Kentucky University, Centre College, Indiana University, and the University of Kentucky have brought their students and faculty to experience All Saints' ministry of hospitality. Groups from other faith traditions, like the Temple in Louisville and the Baha'i from Lexington, as well as area non-profits, like the Home of the Innocents and Sanctuary House, have experienced the peace and serenity of our beautiful campus.

The Rev. Mary Abrams reading the Gospel at Summer Camp.

Yet, no matter how wide our reach might become, you, the members of our diocesan family, form the core support for the mission and ministry of All Saints. That's why we're asking you to participate in the annual All Saints' Sunday offering. This year we've set an ambitious goal of raising $20,000. To date, we have received pledges of $10,000 from anonymous donors with a passion for All Saints, for which we are truly grateful. We're half way to our goal, but we'll need the help of everyone in the Diocese to make it the rest of the way.

We'd like for your congregation to consider taking up a special offering for the benefit of All Saints this month. While we've designated All Saints' Sunday for the collection in the past, we'd appreciate your support on whatever Sunday works best for you. If you're unable to take up a special offering, please consider another way to support this crucial ministry. We need your help now more than ever for All Saints to continue to its ministry to our region.

The song of the Saints of God continues to be sung here in Leitchfield as more and more people experience the love of God through the ministry of All Saints. The support of the people of our Diocese has been "faithful and brave and true" for nearly fifty years. Thank you in advance for making sure that the song continues.

Yours in Christ,

The All Saints Board

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Make A Gift

Donations can be made online or via check.

Online donations may be made via the button below or by visiting www.allsaints.episcopalky.org/give-to-all-saints.html
Checks should be made payable to "All Saints Center" with "All Saints Offering" in the memo line. All checks should be mailed to: Attn: All Saints Sunday Offering, Diocese of Kentucky, 425 S. 2nd Street, Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40202.

Any collections made by the congregation should be submitted to the Diocesan Office following the same procedures they have in place for the Bishop's Discretionary Fund.

Any questions about the annual All Saints Day Offering should be directed to the Rev. Suzanne Barrow at info@allsaintscenter.org.

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