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Lent, Holy Week and Easter
To see our Lent, Holy Week, and Easter services and offerings, please click here.
Lenten Program + Dinner Series: Wednesdays at 6pm During Lent
Join us on Wednesdays in Lent (February 25; March 4, 11, 18, 25 from 6:00-7:30pm) for an exploration of Christ’s Passion through visual art. Led by Megan, David, and Ben, each week we will gather at 6:00pm in Thornton Hall for supper, consider a variety of representations, and conclude by 7:30 with Taize worship. We pray you will make this series part of your observance of a holy Lent.​
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Lenten Formation: Sundays at 9:15am Beginning March 1
The Sunday morning Faith Formation will explore Verna Dozier's book, The Dream of God. For Dozier, God's dream is for "all creation will live together in peace and harmony and fulfillment. All parts of creation. And the dream of God is that the good creation that God created -- what the refrain says, 'and God saw that it was good' -- be restored," Dozier posits that humanity has failed to live into this dream and invites us to consider how to bring about the Dream of God. The book can be purchased online.
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Easter Lily Dedication and Easter Music Sponsorship
Help add to the beauty of our Easter services by honoring a loved one with an Easter Lily or helping to sponsor the Easter music. Please fill out a paper form (available in the Narthex) and submit a check to the church office (“Easter Lily” or “Easter Brass” as the memo). You can also fill out the lily dedication form online here. Forms and donations are due by March 31st in order to be included in the Easter Sunday bulletin. Recommended donation of $20 per listing for lilies. We welcome donations of any amount for the Easter music. Thank you for your support!
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Palm Cross Making Event: March 28 from 9:00-11:00am
Come one, come all to the Great Palm Cross Making Event on March 28th from 9-11am in the parish hall. Scrumptious pastry delights, 'Not just any Bagel' Bagels, Incredible Coffee, Juice, and prizes! All ages are welcome. This is the one day of the year that you will be able to learn the fine art of Palm Cross making.
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Palm Sunday: March 29 at 8:00am + 10:30am
The drama of Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday on March 29. At the 8:00 and 10:30 services we reenact Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem with palms and hosannas. Later we hear again the horrible majesty of Jesus' trial and crucifixion. At 10:30, the choir will be led in procession around the church by bagpipes, and the choir will sing. Please meet on the patio for the 10:30am procession.
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Maundy Thursday Service + Dinner: April 2 at 6:00pm
Focusing on Jesus’s command to his disciples to love one another as he has loved them and his institution of the Eucharist to be shared together as a sign of our unity in Christ, this service will feature music, Holy Communion, a simple stripping of the altar, and silent procession out as we move into the solemnity of Good Friday. Following the service, we will gather for dinner in the parish hall.
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Good Friday: April 3, Noon Service
This is the only day of the year in which we do not celebrate the Eucharist, but rather focus on the cross through the reading of the Passion Narrative (the crucifixion of Jesus) and a series of prayers known as the Reproaches. Our service begins and ends in silence.
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Good Friday: April 3, 7:00pm Service
All Saints Choirs invite you to a deeply moving Good Friday choral meditation, a rare and powerful work by early Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz: Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz (The Seven Words of Jesus Christ on the Cross). This compelling setting reflects on Christ’s final words from the cross through expressive, prayerful music (sung in German), accompanied by string quartet, oboe, and organ. The seven words are sung primarily by soloists, many of them our own accomplished Choral Scholars, with the role of Jesus sung by Dr. Jason Brown, Director of Music at Richmond’s First Presbyterian Church. Join us at All Saints on Good Friday for this solemn and beautiful musical offering, as we enter together into the mystery and meaning of the day.
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Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday, April 4 at 10:00am
A beloved Easter tradition for kids and families. Join us in the courtyard for crafts, treats, and an Easter Egg Hunt. All you need to do is bring an Easter Basket of some kind and you are welcome to bring a friend! Kids can also take home some bunny bait to leave out for the Easter bunny.
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Easter Vigil: April 4 at 8:00pm
We gather in the dark, and the service features light and fire as well as placing the story of our faith in context through a series of readings from the Old Testament. We light a new fire, process the Paschal Candle (the light of Christ), we will proclaim that Christ is Risen and renew our baptismal vows, and we will celebrate the first Eucharist of Easter. The setting is very dramatic and while the service is longer than usual, it is very powerful.
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Easter Sunday: April 5 at 8:00am + 10:30am
The 8:00am Rite I Easter Eucharist will feature trumpet and the Choral Scholars and the 10:30am Rite II Easter Eucharist will feature at trumpet trio and our full choir. Wear your Easter Bonnet and join us for either of these traditional festival services!
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VBS Registration is Open!
Children’s and Family Ministries invites children ages 3 through rising 5th grade to our Snowball Mountain Challenge, June 22nd–26th, from 9:00 am–12:00 pm. Kids will enjoy games, stories, and hands-on activities while learning to trust God and grow in faith through our theme verse, “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13). Registration is $45 per child. Rising 5th and 6th graders are invited to join the week and participate in a mission-based program. Sign up today.
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Welborne's Food Pantry
Please consider donating extra food throughout the Advent & Christmas season. There is a great need to feed members of our community. On average, Welborne distributes food weekly to as many as 90 families. Check their facebook page, facebook.com/WelborneCommunityFoodPantry or our weekly digital newsletter for their most needed items every week. Drop off your donations anytime to the green shed by the playground.
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Faith Formation: Sundays at 9:15am
Faith Formation returns on Sundays at 9:15am in Thornton Hall. We will begin the year with Archbishop Rowan Williams’ book, “Becoming Disciples.” We will look at how we can become disciples and grow into discipleship with Jesus. Ben and David will lead the series as we tackle questions about our faith and how we live it out. “Faith formation at All Saints is the best thing since a ‘mator sandwich.” Yelp review (that was never written). Join whenever you can!​​​
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Are You OK?
Our Congregational Care Team wants you to contact a member of the team, Winston, or Ben+ if you or someone you love needs pastoral care or attention. As a community of Saints and friends, we believe in the power of prayer and being there to support you during challenging times. If you are ill, having surgery, hospitalized, mourning, or just struggling with something, please do not hesitate to reach out to the church office. We are here to bring you a meal, extend a helping hand, lend an attentive ear, and offer prayers. We want you to be OK, and help in any way we can.
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Partnership with Welborne United Methodist Food Pantry - Donations + Volunteer Opportunities
We began providing food donations to Welborne's Community Food Pantry when COVID began and continue to collect shelf stable food donations. Donations are accepted anytime and can be dropped off in the green shed by the All Saints playground. To see their most needed items, please check their facebook page.
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Pray for the Saints: Thursdays at 12:15pm
Calling all prayer partners! “Pray for the Saints” meets Thursdays at 12:15pm-1pm, in the All Saints Library. This is a comforting, healing and forward looking time of prayer. Join us whenever you can.
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Miss Anne's Music + Movement Drop-In Class
Join Miss Anne for a fun filled 30 minutes of music, movement, and play outside on the patios, Tuesdays 10am or 11am; Wednesdays 9:30am or 10:30am; Fridays 10am or 11am. This is a drop in class, no signup required. For more information, visit her Instagram page @missannesmusicandmovement
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