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Communications All Saints'
Answers to Prayer at the Food Giveaway

Once again, God was on the move in meeting people's prayer needs at the November 9 food pantry. 

Answers to Prayer at the Food Giveaway
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Life First Seeks Volunteers for Ultrasounds

Life First is training a new sonographer and seeks pregnant volunteers to come in for free ultrasounds.

Life First Seeks Volunteers for Ultrasounds
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Bonhoeffer Film Coming Soon!

Angel Studios is releasing a new film about Dietrich Bonhoeffer on November 22 called “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin.”

Bonhoeffer Film Coming Soon!
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Communications All Saints'
Call for Vestry Nominees

Yesterday, Father Scott sent out an email with important information regarding the election of new Vestry members at the annual All Saints’ business meeting in January 2025.

Call for Vestry Nominees
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NEW Adult Discipleship Offering!

Preparation in Advent: Then and Now Ever wonder what happened in the period between the Old and New Testament?

NEW Adult Discipleship Offering!

RSVP for Dinner Honoring Bishop John & Meg

To honor their ministry serving our Diocese, All Saints’ Church will be hosting a dinner for Bishop John and Meg on Saturday, November 5 at 5 p.m. All are invited, and there is no charge. We will be accepting optional donations to cover some of the cost of food.

Due to limited space in the atrium, RSVP’s are required for dinner. However, following dinner at 6:15 p.m. everyone is invited to the sanctuary for a short program honoring Bishop John and Meg (no RSVP’s required). Children are invited to stay with their parents for dinner, then transition to the Children’s Wing for an activity during the program.

Coracle Fellowship Opportunity

The Coracle Fellowship leads you through a year-long process of discovery and formation in community with others seeking more in their relationship with God and in their redemptive engagement with the brokenness that surrounds us all.  It is a program of “Spiritual Formation For Kingdom Action.”  The world needs more people who are alive and strong in God for the sake of the world.  That is why Coracle offers this program, so that you might become God’s joyful and redemptive presence wherever he leads you.

By the end of your Fellowship experience, here are their hopes for you:

“that you would know God’s love more truly – understand Jesus more clearly – connect with God more easily – embrace your uniqueness more deeply – understand your vocations more confidently – live more hopefully – hear God’s voice more readily – participate in God’s redemptive work more eagerly – trust God more radically – live more fully with great joy.”

The Coracle Fellowship is woven around a framework of twelve group retreats, which have traditionally taken place at Corhaven, Coracle’s retreat space in the Shenandoah Valley.  This year, while they still have a few retreats at Corhaven, most of the retreats will be hosted at partner churches– in DC and Northern Virginia.  Learn more about the corresponding on-line fellowship here. The program will also include other key elements experienced individually and in group settings.  These elements include:

recommended readings – exposure to a variety of spiritual disciplines – written reflections – several local Coracle Fellowship dinners – a personal retreat – the opportunity to participate in other Coracle offerings over the course of the year – and the opportunity to synthesize what you have learned in a final reflection project.

All the while, they encourage you to continue to participate regularly in your home church.

On top of individualized attention to your spiritual journey and growth, they will provide a Fellowship reading list, a robust notebook of retreat resources, a specialized prayer book, and a journal for your use throughout the program. There are scholarships available for this program.

Please reach out to info@inthecoracle.org with any questions you might have!

All Saints' American Heritage Girls Troop Featured!

Our American Heritage Girls Troop was recently featured in the AHG magazine for their experience earning a Geology Badge! The Badges earned give the girls unique opportunities to learn new skills and discover advanced knowledge on God’ creation. You can learn more about how our AHG troop earned their Geology Badge at Westmoreland State Park by clicking below and turning to page 13.

Shine Your Light This Halloween

Once again we encourage you “to be overflowing with God’s love and healing power” in your neighborhood this Halloween as you “Shine Your Light this Night!” Don’t miss the chance to bring the light and love of Jesus to a dark night by sharing Christian hospitality and friendship.  To Shine Your Light for Jesus, you might:

  • Decorate in a way that proclaims Light and Life, perhaps with spotlights, cheerful Fall decor, and/or simply turn on all your lights.

  • Invite an elderly or lonely neighbor to join you in handing out candy, or to enjoy your firepit or yard.

  • Invite a new neighbor or one that does not have a church home to spend the evening with you.

  • Borrow a lawn game from church for children to play and set it up in your yard.

  • Pick up a Christian Pumpkin template from church and carve away. 

  • Offer visiting parents a small bottled water for their journey.

  • Engage parents in conversation as their children play a game or select a treat.

  • Add labels that have a neighborly message to your treats (available in the atrium).

  • Hand out glow sticks to the children.

Shine Your Light this Night is another opportunity to demonstrate that Faith and Life really do connect!  

You can get more information and find resources at the Shine Your Light Table in the atrium this Sunday!

Delegates Vote for Chris Warner as Bishop-Elect

The clergy and lay delegates of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic (DOMA) elected on the second ballot the Rev. Chris Warner as Bishop-Elect during a special electing Synod at All Saints’ Church in Woodbridge, VA. Pending the consent of the Anglican Church in North America’s College of Bishops in January, Bishop-Elect Warner will be consecrated at The Falls Church Anglican in Falls Church, VA on February 18, 2023.

Bishop-Elect Warner is the Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Sullivan’s Island/Daniel Island, SC. Prior to his time as Rector, he was an Associate Rector at Church of the Holy Cross, Rector at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center, and Curate at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus, GA. He married Catherine in 1993, and they have three children (27, 24, and 23). 

Bishop-Elect Warner addressed the delegates saying, “I’m honored and humbled to have been selected to serve DOMA as bishop-elect. I’m aware that those of us who serve the Lord in vocational ministry must never believe we do so because we ‘qualify.’ We serve because the Lord calls. And those whom He calls, He then equips. This keeps us dependent upon the Lord and Jesus receives the glory he rightly deserves. I ask your prayers and I pledge my prayers for you. I’m truly excited to see what God will do as we serve together in the years to come.”

On Sept. 14, 2021, Bishop John Guernsey called for the Diocese to begin the process leading to the election and consecration of his successor and to his retirement. On July 17, 2022, the Committee on Nominations announced the final slate of three candidates. As part of the process leading to the election, the candidates participated in two events on September 27 and 28 where they joined in a live Q&A session with delegates. For election, the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese require a majority of the votes cast by each order (lay and clergy) on the same ballot.  

Pray for Our Nation Through Intercessors for America

Take a look at the message from Mother Valarie below regarding an important resource on intercessory prayer.

“Intercessors for America, a 50 year old organization located in Purcellville, VA, is a source of information on a variety of topics related to our nation, as well as weekly prayers which we can utilize to pray for various aspects of our national life.

On their website you can review various topics concerning the current headlines (for example, the war in Ukraine). They publish a new set of prayer requests and information about 2 or 3 times per week.

In addition to their website, they also publish phone numbers where we can join in with other intercessors and prayer warriors around the nation. A staff person from IFA guides the calls, and these also often include well-known figures in the political, economic, or education world who will add their voice to a topic through an interview format. I (Mother Valarie) try to phone into these calls so I can join with others in prayer.

Please consider using this as a resource for prayer. As you are undoubtedly aware, our nation is in desperate need of the prayers of righteous men and women of faith whose prayers avail much!  (James 5:16b)”

If you want more information about this ministry, please contact Mother Valarie.

Call for Vestry Nominations

It’s hard to believe we’re into October already. Now is the time to pray about whom God would have you nominate for the 2023 Vestry.

Here are the steps to take:

  1. Pray

  2. Submit a name or names to the Nominating Committee by Email to Jim Morrison (srwarden@allsaintswoodbridge.org) or call the church office at 703-670-0093. The Committee will ensure that the person meets requirements according to Church Bylaws and Diocesan Canons.

Please submit your nominee(s) by December 8.

Nominations are requested to fill three openings. The Vestry has prayerfully decided to transition from 12 Vestry members to 9. This will be the second year in that transition as we are replacing four members with three. In 2024 we will complete this transition. 

Vestry elections will be conducted during the annual congregational meeting following the 10 a.m. service, January 29, 2023.

Please give your full and prayerful attention to this important yearly call to leadership in the life of All Saints’ Church.

Needlework Ministry Vision Meeting

Do you love to Knit? Crochet? Quilt? Cross-stitch? Sew? Please come to an information session right after the 11:00 a.m. service on November 13, 12:45- 2:00 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room to share or find out how you can use your hand work gifts to bless others. Meet with Deacon Julie Tilton and current members of All Saints’ Needlework Ministry to combine our efforts and have lots of fun with each other. Questions? Email Deacon Julie.

Be a Part of the Living Nativity this Year!

Participate in the tradition of the Living Nativity this December! The Living Nativity is a church-wide annual event that shares the message of a newborn Savior. This year, signups will be in the atrium at the Nativity Kiosk on October 23 & 30, after Sunday services. All ages are needed to fill five scenes from the Christmas gospels, ending in the quiet stillness of a Holy Nativity. Each scene has a splash of lights, live animals, and friends of All Saints' Church! Signups include non-speaking costumed roles, traffic crew, canned food drive collection, parking lot greeters, Christmas light setup, angels/shepherds, leaders, and more! Costumed roles are asked to attend one mini-rehearsal (after Thanksgiving) and the final Dress/Scene Rehearsal (week before the event) for one hour or less each.

The Living Nativity date this year is Friday, December 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m.! Contact Tara with any questions.

Hurricane Ian- You can help!

Hurricane Ian hit Florida on September 28, where over 2.6 million homes and business have already lost power. One of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the United States, it regained strength as it headed inland. Anglican Development and Relief Fund is taking donations through their Joseph Fund to help with more relief work as they continue to work with their partners on the ground. You can support their work by giving here.

Moms in Prayer Training

If you like the idea of praying for the children of All Saints', who are in public, private, or home schools, and gathering with mothers of all ages and stages to pray, join Tara in this coming Tuesday's (October 4) Moms in Prayer (MIP) training with a local MIP Area Coordinator for Prince William County.

Can't make the the daytime training, but interested in praying for your child's school or the children of All Saints'? Email Tara as we prepare to begin MIP groups at All Saints’ Church!

Our children and schools are in desperate need of prayer. God has an incredible plan for this generation
& has raised up an army of praying women in over 150 countries through Moms in Prayer. Our prayers are reaching heaven, unleashing His power to do His will for the children & schools! Wherever there is a Moms in Prayer group, we see revival & spiritual awakening. Come be a part of this life changing ministry of prayer!

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