Men of All Saints’ and their guests are invited to breakfast at All Saints’ Church at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, December 7.
Advent Devotionals are available in the church Atrium. Please pick one up this Sunday or through Advent while supplies last.
Please consider purchasing a gift for a child in need in our very own community
by signing up to sponsor a child with a gift through Un-Trim-A-Tree!
Read ahead, follow along, and pray with the Saints using the “lectionary insert” for this Sunday.
A special Advent edition of the Fridge Sheet is available now! Pick up your copy in the Atrium, or download a .pdf version here.
This Sunday continues the summer of fun with an evening at Lake Montclair, July 10, 5-7 p.m. at West Beach.
The All Saints' Youth calendar is being updated regularly on the website here. Details about all the planned events are there and will be updated with RSVP forms and other details.
Check out the calendar for Sunday and RSVP here to let us know if you are coming!
Lift up our Youth Group students and leaders in prayer as many of them will be attending the Camp Booyah June 12-17. This summer camp was started to provide students from Anglican Churches a summer camp rooted in the rich liturgy and tradition of the Anglican church, with a missional focus through daily community service projects, and the adventure and fun of competitions and games.
You can worship with the students by listening to the Booyah 2022 playlist below! These songs will be featured at each night’s worship service.
This Saturday, March 26 is our Parish Work Day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. We look forward to a time of fellowship and tasks to help take care of our building and property.
We will have a full list of things to do. Please consider bringing the following:
Pick up trucks to move mulch
Wheelbarrows
Pruning shears
Shovels for mulch
All are invited to participate in the Road to Resurrection & Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. You are invited to join in to help make this community event happen! We need volunteers to serve in costumed roles, backstage help, parking/greeting, egg hunt attendants, neighborhood walks, the canned food drive, and more! Contact Tara to see how you can contribute.
Do you need to renew your Protecting God’s Children certification? Want to get your 14 year old and older teen involved in VBS this summer? Are you a parent? Protecting God’s Children at All Saints’ Church, a required workshop for all those 14 and older who volunteer with youth and children (VBS, children's church, Nursery, Youth Group, etc.). The next session will be offered Monday, March 7, 7-9:30 p.m. in the children’s wing.
Our very own Lydia Pedersen was featured in an article about her resilience in the face of a torn ACL. Read this article to see how she not only overcame the physical setback of a severe injury, but also grew in her faith.
We are adding a friendly competition to prepare for the February Food Giveaway! We are participating in the Souperbowl of Caring. This event encourages volunteers across the nation to donate cans of soup (and other items) to food pantries everywhere. Your donations will support the February food giveaway here at All Saints'.
Bring your February food giveaway donations to All Saints’ on Sunday, February 6. Place your donations according to your favorite Superbowl LVI Team (or the commercials). Our American Heritage Girls Troop will count the donations. Then we’ll announce the totals on Superbowl Sunday!
Donations needed most:
Cans of Soup (worth double points for your team!)
Pasta sauce
Maseca (masa instantanea)
Cans of Corn Oats
Questions? Contact Heidi.
Learn more about the Souperbowl of Caring here.
Sign up to serve at the February Food Giveaway here.
Please pray for our youth group as they attend their winter retreat- The Booyah Brrr! They will drive down this Friday evening and return Monday afternoon.
Pray that the teens will be able to decompress and draw near to the Lord, without the distraction of complicated learning environments and social media. Every day, they will be taught from the Word and have time to process it alone and with others. Please pray for the youth leaders who will be traveling down with them.
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
Youth & parents! You are invited to participate in the annual "Anglicans for Life YSummit" watch party at All Saints' Church on the evening of Thursday, Jan 20. Anglicans for Life want the youth in Anglican churches to fully understand the worth of all human life, including their own. Please come to this youth-centered Life event full of engaging content from pro-life advocates, abortion survivors, and church leaders. Stay tuned for more details! Email Jedd+ with any questions.
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.
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.
Take a look at the Diocese of North America’s monthly newsletter, and subscribe if you haven’t already! This month is a feature on our Youth Group’s time at Camp Booyah!
Youth will meet this Sunday, July 11 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room!
Click here for more summer events scheduled on the calendar.
Please pray for the teens in our Youth Group as they depart for Camp Booyah on Sunday, June 13 for a week of worship, connection, and a variety of outdoor activities. Rooted in the liturgy and tradition of the Anglican church, our teens will experience morning prayer and compline with teens from other Anglican churches. Each morning, campers will also serve those in need in the local community through a variety of mission projects.
You can pray specifically for:
Safe travel to and from camp
Fellowship amongst the teens
Endurance for the adult leaders
Strengthening of the students’ faith and ability to share it as they return home from camp
Deep and lasting engagement with God
