Breakfast with Santa

ACW are hosting Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 11^th, from 9:00am – 12:00 noon, downstairs in the Parish Hall.  The cost is only $7 for children under 12 years old, and $15 for adults.  For more information, please contact Barb at 834-4795.  Everyone is welcome – so please invite your family and friends.  Advance tickets are not required, but will be paid at the door.

Blue Christmas Service

The Christmas season is often hard on those whose hearts are hurting.  All Saints Parish CBS will be holding its annual Blue Christmas Service on December 12th at 7:00pm.  Please join with us as a Church in special recognition of those in our congregation who may be struggling with the loss of a loved one, or any other pain they may be carrying.  As many of us tend to get caught up in the celebrations of the season, we sometimes forget those silently carrying a burden.

• The first candle is to remember those persons whom we have loved and lost;
• The second candle is to redeem the pain of loss;
• The third candle is to remember ourselves at Christmas time;
• The fourth candle is to remember our faith, and the gift of hope.

Christmas Hamper Gift Cards

The CBS-Paradise Food Bank are not asking for Christmas Hampers this year, but instead are asking for donations to buy gift cards for families.  Special "Christmas Food Hamper" envelopes are available at the back of the Church, or from our Parish Office.   Alternatively, you may forward your donation to donations@allsaintsparish.ca, and kindly mark it “Christmas Hamper Gift Cards”.

Christmas Bulb Ornaments

We invite you to remember your loved ones this Christmas season by placing a Christmas bulb ornament on our Christmas tree which will be prominently located on our Altar.  If you wish to take them home to hang on your own tree, you can do so on Christmas Eve.  For your kind donation of $5.00 you can purchase these ornamental bulbs from the Parish Office.  Alternatively, you may email us at office@allsaintsparish.ca and we can reserve one for you, and you can then forward your donation to donations@allsaintsparish.ca, and kindly mark it “Christmas Bulb”.

Bishop Sam's Advent Message

Click here to read Bishop Sam Rose's Advent message.

Parish Hall Heater Replacement Campaign !!!

We asked for your help, and you are stepping up to the call.  To date we have reached the 55% mark, and with your continued support we hope to achieve our goal before too long.

The heaters will hopefully be arriving within the next couple of weeks, and then the installation can begin.  We know that the efficiency of these new heaters will help us reduce electricity costs going into the future.

Without these new heaters, and now that the colder fall and winter months are setting in, we run the risk of losing some of our much-needed revenue.  This includes a significant long-term rental contract, ongoing clinics such as blood collections, flu shots, and COVID vaccinations, to name just a few.  This facility is also used for a number of our own major internal fundraising events such as our Fall Fair, ACW Dinners and Take Outs, and other catered events.  As well, our weekly Wednesday Tea Room Luncheons could be in jeopardy, which in itself would once again be heartbreaking.

All monies are directed into a special “Capital Donations Account” that we use to track these funds, and we look forward to your continuing support with this special ask.  You may place an envelope marked "Heater Replacement Fund" in the offertory plate, or send along an eTransfer to donations@allsaintsparish.ca with a note indicating "Heater Replacement Fund".  Or you may simply drop by the Parish Office and use our secure drop-box, or pop into the office itself.  If you have a questions or concerns you may contact our Vestry via email at vestry@allsaintsparish.ca

Confirmation Class Schedule

Our next Confirmation Class is on December 10th at 2:00pm in the lower level of the Parish Hall.  It will be a 2-hour Sunday afternoon session.

If you have not yet registered, and will be age 11 by December 31, 2021, please contact: Joanne Simfukwe at 682-8103 or joannesimfukwe@gmail.com

Flu Clinics at All Saints CBS Parish Hall

Eastern Health will be holding Flu Vaccination Clinics at our Parish Hall on December 9th, and December 16th.  If you would like to take advantage of this convenient location, why not take a moment and mark you calendar.

All Saints Tea Room - Resumes Wednesday, January 19th

We would like to thank all those who continued to attend and support our Tea Room Luncheon every Wednesday at noon.  We certainly always looked forward to seeing you each week for some great food, fun, and fellowship.  Our Christmas luncheon on December 1^st had over 180 people in attendance, and all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Dinner.  Many thanks to Enid and her Team.  We will be returning on January 19^th.  Please be aware that due to COVID regulations and limited seating capacity, you have to pre-register.  To help us avoid congestion at the door, especially with the unsettling fall weather, please contact Enid Haines at 682-9367, or Aura Farrell at 682-3775.

Parish Hall Available for Rentals

We are pleased to announce that our Parish Hall is once again available for rentals.  Please make yourself familiar with the new revised guidelines listed below.  Also, we encourage you to pass this along to family, friends, and business associates.

Do we have your eMail address ??

Now, more than ever, email is becoming one of the safest and quickest ways for our Parish to keep you informed. If we do not already have you email address on file, and you are not regularly receiving our bulletins and information updates, we would love for your to provide it to us.

Please email it to communications@allsaintsparish.ca, or simply please click here to complete our online email registration form.

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Click here to view Anglican Life online, or contact Rev Fred Marshall, Officer of the Anglican Joint Committee at 709-727-7346, via email at fred.marshall@enljointcommittee.com

Meet Your Vestry

Many thanks to the 40+ Parishioners who attended our Annual General Meeting on Sunday evening (October 03).  It was great to see such a good turn-out, considering that COVID has caused us to defer it for two years.  There were six Vestry positions either elected or appointed as applicable, and the current Vestry membership which were commissioned at our 10:00am service on October 17th can be viewed here.

All Saints CBS is Live-Streaming 10:00am Services

Every Sunday morning at 10:00am, All Saints Anglican Parish CBS will be live streaming our Holy Eucharist service on FaceBook, and it will later be archived on YouTube as well.  While we are becoming familiar with this new technology, and adding a new feature each week, we may have a few bumps along the way.  Please offer us your patience and feedback in this regard.  We can be reached by emailing us at  communications@allsaintsparish.ca

Alongsiders' Monthly Prayer Schedule

Our Alongsider's Team would like to make their current monthly prayer services available to you simply by clicking here.

Alongsiders are members of our Parish who, due to circumstances of sickness, mobility, age, etc., can not physically attend a worship service at our Church.  However, they still want to be part of the worship, and where possible, to help from home.  The Alongsiders program accomplishes this.  Each month, a service for each Sunday is prayerfully put together, similar to the in-Church service, and is then delivered to each Parishioner as part of a home visit.  A vital part of our ministry is ‘praying alongside’ our brothers and sisters in Christ.  Currently we have 14 members in the Parish of All Saints.

Diocesan Guidelines for Worship and Parish Gatherings

“The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5.17 NIV)

The Diocese COVID-19 guidelines document, The New Has Come  is being continuously updated.  This new guidance has been devised based upon consultation and direction from Public Health, and is subject to change as further restrictions are eased or reinstated.

Now is a good time to consider signing up to our eGiving program, which is an excellent way to continue your financial support of your Parish during this COVID-19 Pandemic.  It is a very quick and easy process.  The quickest and most convenient way is to complete the web-based form here.  As soon as you click the SEND button, your work is done, without even leaving your home!  You may also download a printable authorization form here, and when you have completed the form, you can email it to donations@allsaintsparish.ca  or you can place it in our mail drop-slot, which is located at the top of the stairs, just to the left of the main entrance of our Parish Hall.  If you have any questions, please call our Office at 834-4501.

Offertory Envelopes

If you have not yet picked up your offertory envelopes, please pop by the Parish Office to pick them up, or simply request to have them delivered.  In the interim, please continue using those you currently have, and simply place them in our mail drop-slot, which is located at the top of the stairs, just to the left of the main entrance of our Parish Hall.  If you do not have any Church offertory envelopes, please simply use a plain white envelope, and write your name and envelope number (if you know it) on the outside, and then drop it in the drop-slot.

 

You may also e-Transfer us your offering using your bank’s online Interac service simply by emailing it to donations@allsaintsparish.ca.  We always encourage you to consider signing up for our eGivings program which automatically sends us your offering at whatever interval you choose and are comfortable with.  Please click here to register online, or go to our website and download the eGiving application.  If you have any questions, please email your Finance Team at finance@allsaintsparish.ca, or call our Office at 834-4501.

All Saints Pastoral Messages

• April 04 - Rev Wayne and Rev Sam Easter Message - Video
• February 16 - Rev Wayne and Rev Sam - Video
• February 10 - Rev Wayne - Letter