Saints Alive! Thanksgiving Eve Worship. A Very Special All Saints Sunday. Community Dinner. Your Time + Your Talent = Service Opportunities

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1 Saints Alive! All Saints Lutheran Church 630 S. Quentin Road Palatine, IL The Newsletter of All Saints Lutheran Church of Palatine November 2015 Community Dinner On Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015 All Saints will once again open our doors to serve anyone who needs a place to be for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Over the past few years, we have fed over 200 people each Thanksgiving. Whether homeless or alone for the holiday, we want everyone to feel welcome at All Saints. Plans again include serving turkey and all the sides from 11-1:30 in the Gathering Space. We'll need all hands on deck, so make plans for your family's Thanksgiving tradition to include helping to serve others. We'll need folks to invite the community, set up and decorate the space, clean up the space, cook the food, serve the food, procure donations from area businesses, and provide entertainment and hospitality. If you are interested in helping (especially to coordinate) any of these areas or have other great ideas, please contact Pastor Seth. Thanksgiving Eve Worship Join us in giving thanks to God for all of God's blessings in a special Thanksgiving Eve worship service on Wednesday, November 25 at 7:00 pm. If you can, bring a bag of groceries for the Palatine Township Food Pantry. We'll create a display of God's abundance around the altar. If you cannot, come and be fed at the table. Come. Your Time + Your Talent = Service Opportunities Part of the Stewardship process is also to help you offer your time and talents to support the ministries of All Saints. We want to help you connect and plug in. You can fill out an online survey at that helps you connect to specific ministries you can support. Do that now! Be a PADS Volunteer A Very Special All Saints Sunday Join us as we celebrate All Saints Sunday on November 1st with one worship service and a tailgate themed meal after worship. We re also blessing quilts before sending them to Lutheran World Relief. We would love to have you join us for a morning of worship and fellowship. All are welcome!

2 2 Saints Alive! Look Ahead to Advent The season of Advent begins on Sunday, November 29. On that day, plan to stick around after the 11:00 service. We ll order pizza and trim the tree and put up wreaths to decorate the church for the season. In addition to all of our wonderful Advent traditions (Children's Advent Program on December 6 at 8:30, Cantata on December 13, Blue Christmas worship on December 21, etc.) we will be having midweek worship as well. This year we are going to share the excitement of anticipation with our brethren at Christ Lutheran and Bethel Lutheran with a dinner at 6:15 followed by a worship service at 7:00 pm: December 2 - All Saints Lutheran Church December 9 - Christ Lutheran Church (41 South Rohlwing Rd., Palatine) December 16 - Bethel Lutheran Church (3839 W Frontage Rd., Rolling Meadows) Come each of the Wednesdays to experience something new. Join us on Saturday, November 14th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am for another fun morning of chatting while we knit and crochet for the community. Crafters of all skill levels are welcome as we make scarves for those who might need them. We have some knitting needles and crochet hooks, as well as yarn, but if you have your own, please bring them! We will also discuss plans for distributing the scarves around the community. If you have questions, please call Pastor Jenn or the Church office. Coming Attractions Cantata Worship Services - December 13th Choral and Orchestral presentation of The Winter Rose at both worship services Women s Christmas Dinner - December 18th Cookie Exchange - December 19th Christmas Eve Worship - December 24th Family Worship Service at 3:00 pm Worship Service at 5:00 pm Candlelight Worship at 11:00pm Youth Group Bake Sale November 22, 8:00 am to Noon Breads and tasty treats, cookies and pie, oh my! Sunday, November 22, the Youth Group will tantalize folks with homemade delights before and after worship. You can t put a price on Delicious, and they don t! Baskets are set out for your free-will offering that supports both PADS and YHOP. Faith and Fellowship Group Meet before heading to the office or the rest of your day for Bible Study and conversation at 7:00 am on Wednesday mornings at Red Apple (2121 S Plum Grove Rd. in Palatine). If you are interested, talk to Pastor Seth so he can reserve a space.

3 3 Saints Alive! From the Music Ministries Director Next Get Together December 13th 9:45 am - 11:00 am All moms with young children are invited to join us for a holiday/winter themed activity. Ideas and/or thoughts for the activity theme are most welcome. If you have any questions about the group please contact Samantha Morrell at Samantha.Manto.1@gmail.com Thank you to Attention Knitters and Crocheters! Our Prayer Shawl supply has dipped, and we d love to be able to restock the bin with these gifts of prayer. We give prayer shawls at baptisms, and to those experiencing difficult times for any reason. A huge thank you to those who have participated in this ministry in the past. If you would like to make a shawl and have questions, please contact Nancy Oakford, All who attended the Organ Dedicatory Recital; All who brought food for the reception, those that set up and those that cleaned up; Karen Peterson, page turner and Royal Narrator; Wendy Cornwell-Gumz and Pastor Jenn for taking photographs; Claudia Builta for the beautiful flowers; Ken Spengler, organist at Christ Lutheran Church, for use of the AGO Centennial Quilt; All who helped move chancel furnishings and the organ console; The members of the Organ Task Force and the Organ Fundraising Task Force for all their work. All Saints congregation members and friends for supporting the new organ project with prayers and financial gifts Thanks! WHY THRIVENT? CAREER OPEN HOUSE On November 19th at 6:30 pm explore a career as a Thrivent Financial Representative and help guide others to be wise with money and live generously. Thrivent is a membership organization of nearly 2.4 million Christians that offers a unique blend of faith, finances and generosity to help strengthen families and communities. We re looking for men and women representatives who have a passion for building long-term relationships and helping others make the most of their time, talent and treasures, knowing their financial strategies are solid and on track. Our ideal candidates are caring, self-motivated, trustworthy and have a passion for helping others. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about our financial representative opportunities, please attend this presentation at Ditka s on Euclid in Arlington Heights, IL Refreshments will be served. Please reserve your spot by replying at

4 4 Saints Alive! Daily Devotionals Lists All Saints maintains several lists to communicate with members. There are three different lists: and Conversation Each day (Monday through Friday), Pastor Jenn and Seth write a brief daily devotional that is sent out via . The scripture texts for these reflections are based on the daily lectionary, designed to tie in to and build upon the readings from the Sundays. If you'd like to receive these and are not currently, please send an to office@allsaintspalatine.org. For those interested, we also have a conversational component. You can also read the devotionals at Here, you can also leave comments either for the pastors or for other members and reflect back on what we've written. Join in the conversation and make the Bible a part of your daily life. Publicity is for general publicity announcements. Devotions is for our daily devotions. Education is for parents of students age 3 through grade 8. If you d like to sign yourself up for regular communication from the church use this link: Like Us All Saints Lutheran Church Follow Global Fair Trade Market Our Saviour s Lutheran Church s annual Global Fair Trade Market will be held at Our Saviour s, 1234 N. Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights, on Saturday, November 7 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. There is no admission fee. Fair Trade goods are marketed so that the artist, crafter, or grower is paid a fair wage. A variety of interesting goods from about a dozen vendors will be available for your personal use and great gift giving. Shop for lovingly crafted items and help change people s lives. Questions about the market, call Sheryl Kelso, at And then there was the morning when Pastor asked how many had read Mark 17 and most every hand went up. The pastor said, Mark only has 16 chapters. Let me begin my sermon on lying. WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sundays 8:30 am & 11:00 am Education Hour at 9:45 am Worship Helpers Needed There are many pieces needed for worship services to run smoothly. You can be one! Go ahead, volunteer, its easy and fun. You ll fit right in with just a little training. Opportunities abound through January on our website so you can look ahead and plan in a way that works for you. Sign-up at or contact the church office by phone or . Saints Alive! Deadline Articles for the December issue of Saint s Alive! should be submitted on or before November 23 th. Submissions can be placed in the Saint s Alive! mailbox in the volunteer office or by to news@allsaintspalatine.org ( s are preferred.) Questions and or other concerns can be directed to the co-editors, Claudia and John Nicholas, by calling , or at the above address, or in person as one of us can be found at the church on most Sunday mornings and Thursday nights.

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