Storytime Returns!

Storytime on Thursdays is back with an updated schedule- every first and third Thursday of the month! Plan to join at 10 a.m. at Cloverdale Park or, in the case of inclement weather, the Multipurpose room in the church.

Storytime includes a thoughtful and seasonal story, snack, and related craft- perfect for all young children!

Contact Tara Pedersen for more information.

Children's Eucharist Class

Children’s Eucharist Class Opportunity Offered- Designed for children third grade aged and older, this interactive, activity centered class prepares children to celebrate their “First Communion” on Easter Sunday.

Please sign up by Ash Wednesday, March 2nd for the four week class, which will take place on Sundays (March 13, 20, 27, and April 3) from 1-2 p.m. in the Children’s Wing. A workbook may be purchased the first day of class for no more than $25. (Details provided at registration). One parent must attend each class with their child. Please sign up no later than March 2 by contacting Tara Pedersen or by calling the church office at 703-670-0093.

Parent's Valentine's Date Night!

Refresh your marriage with an evening together without the children, or single parents refresh yourself!

All children are welcome to be dropped off at the church Friday, February 11, 6-9 p.m.  Parents- both married and single can take time away to refresh while their children enjoy a fun evening of a pizza dinner, games, a short movie, a Valentine craft, and play with their church friends. Ages 0-5th grade. This is a FREE event, however if you'd like your child to have the pizza dinner (pizza slices, applesauce/apple slices), the cost is $5/child payable by cash or check to ASC. Church families only please.

Registration required by 2/9 here.

Servant "Hearts" Needed!

Protecting God's Children Trained Servant "Hearts" requested for Parents' Valentine Date Night on Friday, February 11, 6-9p.m.

Parents-single and married, can enjoy some time away to refresh while their children enjoy an evening of safe and seasonal fun with their church family. We need PGC trained servant "hearts" to serve in nursery OR with elementary children; please RSVP to Tara. Pizza dinner provided. More details and registration coming soon!

3 King Dolls Find Newborn King

Our 3 king dolls have finished their journey and found the newborn King! Praise be to God! What a journey they had through the entire season of Advent, around Dale City neighborhoods, local parks, car rides around town, the breakfast table, church member homes, and even found their way around All Saints' Church! The children too found our Newborn King with the help of the visiting 3 Kings in Children's Church, hearing all about their journey in word and song on Epiphany Sunday. Thank you again to our treasured Margaret Nicholas donating the King dolls for our children.

Here is a glimpse of our Kings on their journey:

Recent Attender?

Have you started attending All Saints’ Church within the past year and a half? If so, we would like to properly welcome you with a brief meet and greet Sunday, January 23- immediately following the second service. Childcare is available and light refreshments will be provided. Come to get to know our clergy, and some of our staff members while learning about opportunities within our church!

Perishable Food Drive This Week!

We still need donations to the perishable food drive tomorrow (Friday) from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Additionally, you may drop off perishables in the kitchen if you are attending the Epiphany service this evening (January 6).

While all food is welcome, some of the non-perishable items most needed include:

• Corn

• Pasta Sauce

• Masa Instantanea (maseca)

• Oats

• Soups

A Christmas Thank You!

Thank you to everyone that served during Advent in the Living Nativity and in the Family Christmas Eve service prep. It truly was a season of preparation, but with much rejoicing! Over a month's time of practicing songs, rehearsing, costuming, staging, constructing, and more! It all came to be a celebration of a newborn King and a Savior to the world right here in Dale City. Thank you to everyone that contributed in so many ways!

Tara Pedersen

Children's Ministry Director

Your Invitation to the Living Nativity

You are invited to a FREE Drive-Thru Living Nativity at All Saints' Church! Come experience the Christmas season with a Living Nativity on Friday, December 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. This is a community event for all ages! Stay in your car, and drive through five scenes from the beloved Christmas story. Each scene has a splash of lights, live animals, music, and costumes. Children's Nativity Activity Bags will be distributed upon arrival. The community is invited to contribute a canned/boxed good upon arrival for the church community food pantry. All Saints' Church is located at 14851 Gideon Drive, Woodbridge, next to Hylton Memorial Chapel.

The rain date is Sunday, December 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Three Kings Search for the Newborn King!

The children of All Saints’ Church are invited to a “Three King's Search for the Newborn King!”

In the season of Advent, children will be taking turns in Sunday School receiving one of the three Kings dolls, carefully prepared by our beloved Margaret Nichols. The dolls will go home with 3 children each week, and they can either take pictures of their King doll on a special journey to find baby Jesus (perhaps an outing to grandma's house, sitting under their own Christmas tree or while reading an Advent family devotion, or even in the kitchen while cooking a family meal!) Or they can journal/write, or draw a picture of their King somewhere on a special visit.

Our King dolls will be traveling through all the weeks of Advent until Epiphany, when the children will be invited to share about their King's journey, hear the story of The Visit of the Wise Men, be visited by the singing and costumed Three Kings themselves on January 9th.

All families attending Sunday School will be invited first to take a King doll home for the week, returning it with their photos, writings, or drawing! Ages 3 and up are invited!

Your Invitation to Serve in the Living Nativity

Whether you like wearing costumes or not- you can join the church in serving the church and community in the good news of the birth of our Savior in our second annual Living Nativity!

Last year, our outdoor drive-thru Nativity attracted over 300 vehicles to see the beauty of an annunciation to Mary by Gabriel, a humble manger with a magnificent newborn King, singing wise men and searching shepherds, complete with live animals, a splash of Christmas lights, and music throughout. The 2021 Live Nativity is planned for Friday, December 17 (rain date is Sunday, December 19), 6:30-8:30 p.m., and all are invited to participate!

Areas to serve include:

• Father/Son Shepherds

• Nativity Angels

• Various non-speaking cast roles

• Set/Scene

• Hospitality

• Traffic

• Nursery

• Canned Food Drive Teams

We will be offering nursery this year for volunteers. Please contact Tara to see where you can best serve.

Mothers of Preschoolers Fall Kick-off Park Day

Do you have children age 5 and under? Ready to meet other Christian mothers? Come join in the MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) at Cloverdale Park, Dale City on Monday, August 30, 10 am! All mothers and their children are welcome. Our new 2021-2022 School Year MOPS Coordinator is Susan Arbeiter if you have any questions.

Childcare Needs this Fall

Support discipleship on the front lines and assist mothers and families, to care for their children.

As we prepare for our Fall Kickoff of Christian Education events and Fall Children's Ministries, we have two nursery needs that will need a few volunteers:

• Monday mornings, 915am-1130am, 2nd & 4th Mondays, MOPS Nursery (Mothers of Preschoolers)

• Sunday evenings, 4-6pm, Foundations Bible Study and Youth Group Leaders Childcare

Volunteers can serve once a month, once a week, or whenever fits your schedule. Sunday evenings begin Sunday, Sept. 12th, and Monday mornings begin Monday, Sept. 13th.

Thank you for praying into how you serve our children this coming season. Contact Tara Pedersen for more info.

Missionary Heroes Visit Children's Church!

As we transition into late summer, Children’s Church is featuring six weeks of Missionary Heroes! Missionary Heroes began last Sunday, August 1, with one of our very own missionaries from All Saints’ Church- Bethany Fair.

Each week the children will be led by some very special guests, as they highlight a hero for Jesus-a Missionary Hero of the week! Our first Missionary Hero was Bethany Fair, a teacher (going into her second year this fall) who experienced a short-term mission a few years ago to Eswatini, Africa (also known as Swaziland). Her send-off and support came from her college, Southern Nazarene University, along with All Saints' Church. Her parents are still part of All Saints’, Jon and Lisa Fair. Bethany is now teaching in Oklahoma, but did a video teaching for our children last Sunday. This was a great opportunity for our children to learn about a missionary hero, who came from our own church!

This week Children’s Church will continue learning about missionaries to Africa. Connie Odems will lead the children in learning about the first African American female missionary, Louise Celia Fleming! What an honor this will be to not only for the children to hear about Ms. Fleming, but also to hear from Connie herself, a gifted Bible teacher of many years at All Saints’ Church.

Here is Bethany on her mission trip to Eswatini!

VBS Volunteer Commissioning

Calling all VBS Treasure Hunters! Before we have amazing encounters with Jesus and our community throughout next week’s Vacation Bible School, let's wear our VBS t-shirts this coming Sunday, July 18 (either service). We will be commissioned and sent out on mission! Fr. Scott will invite us to stand for a prayer of commissioning during the Sunday services as we prepare our hearts to show the children in our community how treasured they are!

Treasured VBS Set-Up Saturday, July 17!

All hands on deck! On Saturday, July 17, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. come be part of the mission to transform our church into Treasured Ground! All the decor will be complete- we just need hands to hang, position, and transform! Tammy Bailey and Rachel Mahon will guide us and assign folks to a room to decorate. Childcare provided with RSVP to Tara by 7/13.