updated SEP 24, 2022
WOMEN’S AFFINITY GROUP
TODAY, Sunday, September 25 @ 7 pm via Zoom
Join us as we welcome The Reverend Kim J. Litsey, who will be speaking to us about Awe & Wonder – A Balm for Anxiety and Willfulness, a reflection on reinforcing our attention in order to renew our spirits. Kim Litsey is an Episcopal priest serving in the Diocese of Arizona and a former member of All Saints’. She has her MDiv from Yale and an MFA from UC Irvine. Kim’s art background informs her theology and will share those connections during our conversation and reflection. Kim is equally interested to hear our thoughts about this provocative period of change and transition we are living in. See this morning’s email for Zoom link and details.
SAGES THURSDAY LUNCH
Thursday, Sep. 29 @ 12 pm in Lower Sweetland Hall
We are thrilled to welcome Kelly Williams, Director of Youth and K-12 Programs at the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Kelly is a wonderful spokesperson for the new museum being built in Exposition Park adjacent to the Coliseum. The Museum will cover the long history of story telling, including but not limited to movie making. She will give us a virtual walkthrough the Museum—the scale of its architecture is creative in both scope and style. A delightful speaker, Kelly’s enthusiasm for the museum is very contagious! RSVP to rrodriguez@allsaintsbh.org by Monday morning Sep. 26 for lunch. A $10 donation will be much appreciated.
Saint Francis Day Pet Blessing!
Sunday, October 9 @ 12:30 pm
Bring your beloved pet, a picture of your pet, or even your favorite stuffed animal as we bless and give thanks for all of God’s creation. Join us for AS2 at 11:30 am where we will celebrate the legacy Saint Francis, and then begin the pet blessing at 12:30 pm on the patio!
SMALL GROUPS ARE HERE!
We have put together SIX small groups for our fall session and return to this important ministry at All Saints’. The groups represent a variety of interests and topics, from forgivness, to writing, to simply breaking bread together. Please visit Vestry member Randy Whitell on the patio today and pick up a catalog of groups and sign up for your favorite.
Choral Evensong
Sunday, October 2 @ 5 pm with All Saints’ Choir
This service given In Memoriam and Thanksgiving
for the Life of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Join for Choral Evensong, the most uniquely Anglican of services. Many find Evensong to be a service of rare, even mystical beauty. It is, at once an opportunity to lay aside the cares of the world, and a gateway to enter into the courts of heaven. All Saints’ Choir will sing great music from the English tradition by Richard Ayleward, George Dyson, H. Balfour Gardiner and Charles H. H. Parry. A reception will follow on the patio to which all are invited.
JOIN IN THE FUN!
To celebrate the kick-off of the fall season, we’re making a short video and we’d love your help. Please send an email to Colleen Dodson Baker (colleendodsonbaker@gmail.com) by October 1, sharing, in a few short words, what you love about All Saints. Your text will be used to create a video for several exciting events this fall. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Christian Mystic Practice
Wednesdays through November 9, 6:45–8:15 pm
You are cordially invited to join us in Upper Sweetland Hall to explore the mystic tradition, abiding in a God of love, and creating a community of mutual understanding and reconciliation. Barbara Weiler and Daniel Tamm are facilitating this journey through various forms of contemplative prayer.
Each week we’ll focus on a different practice of the presence of Christ in our lives - Lectio Divina, the Taize’ service, Centering Prayer, guided meditation and imaginative contemplation. Remember the operative word is “practice.” You need not be an expert in any form. We are all beginners. Contact the Rev. Daniel Tamm for more info: dtamm@allsaintsbh.org / 310.275.0123 x110.
CELEBRATE THE SEASON OF CREATION
Book Gathering: Sundays, September 11–October 9 via Zoom, 4:00–5:15pm
All Saints’ is ushering in September’s Season of Creation by reading, and meeting to discuss the excellent book, Saving Us, a Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, by Katharin Hayhoe (Read a review here). You are invited to join us on Zoom on five Sundays, at 4 pm, beginning September 11. Former parishioner and climate reality leader, Kate Varley, will co-facilitate! The book is available at all major and discount booksellers. Get it now! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO! Contact the Rev. Daniel Tamm for more info and to RSVP for the link: dtamm@allsaintsbh.org / 310.275.0123 x110.
NURSERY PROGRAM & CHILDREN’S CHAPEL
The nursery (for kids birth through age 4) is open on Sundays from 9 am to 1 pm. Children of all ages are invited to process out to the chapel during the Gospel reading for their chapel. The children will return at the peace. For more information on children, youth and family, contact Fr. Michael at msahdev@allsaintsbh.org.
HELP CHOP FRUIT AND MAKE SANDWICHES
First & Third Saturdays at 9 am.
On the first and third Saturday mornings of every month, the Trinity Project of the Monday Meal Outreach hosts a team of volunteers who chop fruit and vegetables to prepare—in collaboration with Good Shepherd—mobile meals for the homeless. Bring your favorite sharp knife.
NEW OPPORTUNITY: We are now also assembling sandwich lunches for St. James’ mobile shower ministry. Great opportunity for tweens and kids! Many hands make light work!
GRIEF/LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
First & Third Tuesdays at 7 pm via Zoom. All Saints’ Grief and Loss Support Group is for anyone experiencing a loss of any kind (loved one, pet, job, etc.) Please join us! Watch your All Saints’ emails for Zoom links.
AN ORDER FOR COMPLINE
Join us on Facebook every Friday at 6 pm. The final church rite (or office) of the day as found in the Anglican Church’s Book of Common Prayer (1979, p 127) COMPLINE — also known as Night Prayer — is a simple service of psalms, readings from scripture, call & responses, the Lord’s Prayer, and the centuries old canticle, the Nunc Dimittis (or Song of Simeon). The service is available on Facebook any time after its initial live broadcast. Interested in leading a Compline service? Contact Marissa at flaxbart@gmail.com.