All Saints' Episcopal Church--Programs

Programs at All Saints'

The Outreach Commission is bustling with activity and we could use your help. There are projects we have to table for later because of funding and/or more needed hands. We need ideas and in put from you. After our successful mission to Welch, West Virginia, we would like to reach out again to the larger community. We are currently investigating this and will let you know more soon. If you would like to organize or investigate a particular mission we will be happy to assist.

Currently the Outreach Commission is actively engaged in

many wonderful services that include:

Alliance for the Mentally Ill, where we participate in an annual march and contribute funds.

Camp Wakonda, for children and their families affected by HIV/Aids where we provide all of the snacks for the camp for four days and provide financial support through pew envelopes.

Children First, where we provide ditty bags for children entering Foster Care and other emergency needs where children are involved.

Food Pantry, where Virginia Beach Department of Social Services refers families to All Saints’ for supplemental food.

Full Circle meal preparation, where groups get together each month to cook up to 80 meals to freeze and be delivered to Full Circle Aids Hospice.

Winter Watch/Lighthouse program for the homeless, where we cook meals at a nearby church and collect clothing and blankets for distribution.

Holiday Projects which include our Christmas and Thanksgiving baskets and gifts and the Mental Retardation Angel Tree.

Pennies from Heaven to help pay for prescriptions for needy people in our community (there is a jar located on the Outreach Table in the old Narthex).

Hurrican Katrina Project

Mission of the Holy Spirit

And many more, such as Habitat for Humanity, Seton House for runaway kids, the Seaman’s Friends Society, Tucker House for low income elderly, ODU Canterbury House, Jackson-Feild Home for Girls, Chanco on the James, and the Episcopal Relief and Development Millennium Goals.

The Outreach Commission is a community. We enjoy serving and having a good time doing good things. We welcome new members and new ideas. If you are interested, contact Bert Bennett at 496-5147 or Caryl Felty at 496-7007.

Finally, the Outreach Commission extends its appreciation to all who supported the Giving Tree. We made many people very happy this year as a result of your generosity. The wrapped gifts, monetary donations, and sorting/distributing efforts made this a very special church family experience.

Thanks for remembering the All Saints’ Food Pantry in 2007. Social Services will continue to refer families to us twice a month, so we will depend on your donations to keep our pantry stocked with non-perishables.

Most of our referrals are families with children, so please consider the following items for the Food Pantry: baby food, canned peaches, pears and fruit cocktail; and spaghetti sauce. Peanut butter and jelly is always welcome.

Let’s continue to keep our pantry well stocked in 2008. All of the families are most appreciative and it gives us a warm feeling to be of help. P.S. Thanks to Doug Snidow for answering our plea for “comfort food” by dropping off 150 boxes of Mac & Cheese!

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HUGSS Are Always Welcome
No, we did not mis-spell that one. The Outreach Commission’s version of HUGSS is an acronym for Hats, Underwear, Gloves, Scarves, and Socks. We will be collecting these items in September to benefit the homeless in our community and as a support to the hard work of Winter Watch; a local system that coordinates, among other things, the provision of breakfast, supper, and a place to sleep during the coldest months of our year. The commitments of Winter Watch are made real through local churches that open their doors for a week at a time November through March. Although All Saints’ does not house, we do support several local churches with meal preparations and efforts such as HUGSS.
Youth Confirmation
Young people who have completed the J2A class, have been on pilgrimage or are 15-16 years of age and would like to be confirmed, should contact Jan Kibler (481-2690) to begin a mentored course.

It has come to our attention that some among you are reluctant to indicate the need for a ride to a medical appointment or a church-sponsored event because you “don’t’ want to bother anyone.” Please let us assure you that when you permit us to provide the gift of transportation, you are permitting us to carry out a ministry. We have fifteen individuals who have volunteered their services as drivers, and so far only two have been called upon! In its 10 months of operation, only 3 people have used the program for 6 instances of medical transportation and 1 person has used the program for a church-sponsored activity. We urge you to give us a call. Re-think your willingness to be involved in church activities, and don’t let an inability or unwillingness to drive be your reason for staying home! Call Caryl Felty at 839-1813 or check the “need a ride” box when signing up for church-sponsored activities.

Because We Care is seeking additional members. This ministry of hospitality provides a simple meal or two to parishioners in need; generally as a follow-up to surgery or illness. Members serve on teams that are “on-call” for a couple of weeks once or twice a year. The workload is light and the ministry fulfilling. If you’re interested in joining us, please contact the church office for more information and/or a team assignment. Please let Mary in the church office know if your are interested, 481-0577 or The Church Office

EYC meets each Sunday from 6-8pm and dinner is provided. Special events will be advertised through the church bulletin, weekly emails, and word of mouth. If you are not receiving these emails, or need to be contacted by another mode, please let me know.Please encourage your kids to attend if they are in grades 8-12! I look forward to meeting many of you, and please don’t hesitate to contact me with your ideas, questions, concerns, and comments. These children are the future of our church.

ACOLYTES play a very important role during the worship service. They are responsible for lighting and extinguishing the candles, bearing the cross, and serving the celebrant in preparation for Holy Eucharist.
IF YOU ARE 10 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, please consider becoming an Acolyte. In only takes a couple of hours of initial training and then you are on your way. Please speak to Stan or Segar, or give the parish office a call, 481-0577.

Wednesday Mornings 7:00-8:00 a.m.
Rite-13 Room
Coffee & Donuts provided.

Gospel of Mark Study Group

will meet on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Panera Bread (near Border’s Books).

Segar’s Book Group

Will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the church library. Meetings dates are

Try seeing it from a different perspective become an Usher. If you are over the age of 16 and attend services on a regular basis, then we are what you’re looking for. Contact the church office (481-0577). If you need a substutute or you would like to become a substitute, please call (481-0577) or email the church office.

A retrospective of Hollywood movies from different decades and different genre and discussion following the movie. Light refreshments are available. Movies will begin again in the fall on the first Friday of the month. All monies collected go toward All Saints' video budget.
Please call Dr. Jane Marks at 412-4540 for more information.

Is bridge just a bit too formal for you? Had you rather chat than concentrate? Are you looking for some downtime with women who share your perspectives? If so, then join us for BUNCO! The sign-up is in the narthex. We meet on Monday or Tuesday evenings once a month where we share our lives, enjoy a truly easy-to-learn game, and nibble on a divine dessert.

At All Saints’ our coffee hour hosts supplement the cup of coffee, prepared well before their arrival by a “coffee angel,” with some simple finger foods; enabling us to linger and socialize as we bask in the glow of our awakened corporate life as a parish; catching up with friends, permitting our children to frolic with their peers, making arrangements to carry out the work of the church, and generally basking in the warmth of being with people who share our values and vision.

Knitting Ministry Continues

Updated Friday, July 11, 2008