SAINTS ALIVE ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2014 Organ: Did You Notice a Difference? We hope you ve taken advantage of the opportunity to hear the Rodgers organ that we are hoping to purchase with your help. And we hope that you ve made your financial commitment or given your special gift. With your help, this organ could become a key part of the ministry of All Saints. All Saints Lutheran Church 630 S. Quentin, Palatine, IL 60067 www.allsaintspalatine.org WORS HIP S CHEDULE: Summer Suppers and Holden Evening Prayer On the second Wednesday of each month, All Saints is opening its doors to feed people in our Summer Suppers. We serve between 6 and 8 pm. As part of this effort, we are holding Holden Evening Prayer at 7:30. Even if you are not involved in the dinner, please join us for worship and lend your voices and your praying hearts to this special community. Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM Social Media If you re a Twitter or Facebook user, make sure you include All Saints in your social media mix. Twitter: @ASLCPalatine Facebook: All Saints Lutheran Church God Bless America!!!
Share your thoughts Daily Email Devotionals and Conversation Each day (Monday through Friday), Pastor Jenn and Seth write a brief daily email devotional that is sent out via email. 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 email to office@allsaintspalatine.org. For those interested, we also have a conversational component. You can also read the devotionals at http://aslcdevotions.blogspot.com. 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.
Blessing of Backpacks In order to get us ready to head back for another year of school, we want to bless your backpacks and lunchboxes and those who carry them. Bring your backpacks to worship on the weekend of August 24/25 for a special blessing. Your time matters! Committees Need You Do you have a few hours a month to make All Saints a stronger place? We could use your help. You could help by joining a committee. It s not as boring as it sounds. Each committee operates a little differently, but mostly you meet once per month and share your ideas and perhaps take on a small task or two. That s it. But it makes a world of difference. If you d like to help, we could use you with our Worship, Property (building maintenance), Outreach (making All Saints known in the community), Stewardship (helping us use all of our time and talents and treasure wisely), Technology (computers and IT), Financial Support (money, money, money), Learning, Social Ministry and other Committees. Talk with either of the pastors and we ll get you hooked up.
Summer Suppers and Holden Evening Prayer On the second Wednesday of each month, All Saints is opening its doors to feed people in our Summer Suppers. We serve between 6 and 8 pm. As part of this effort, we are holding Holden Evening Prayer at 7:30. Even if you are not involved in the dinner, please join us for worship and lend your voices and your praying hearts to this special community. The next occasion is Wednesday, August 13. Thanksgiving On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2014 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 11-2 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. Come together to brainstorm, share ideas, and develop the plans on Wednesday, July 16 at 7 pm. Please let Pastor Seth know if you plan to come to this meeting.
September Day of Service We have a baptism scheduled for Sunday, August 24 at 9:00 am Joie Donna Greenberg Born 10-1- 13 Parents: Brad and Lisa (Schmidtke) Greenberg 1225 Bristol Trail, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Last year, All Saints participated along with the entire ELCA in a God s Work, Our Hands Sunday in September. Watch in August for your opportunity to sign up to help with a Family Fun Day at Palatine Opportunity Center, shelving and light construction at Bethel Lutheran s Food Pantry, bingo at Manor Care, quilting, and many more. We ll wrap it all up with a fellowship dinner at 5 pm at All Saints Gathering Space. All of this is being done together with our friends at Christ and Bethel Lutheran Churches. So, here is what you can do: 1. Sign up for a project during August. 2. Bring a food donation to worship on the morning of September 8 (we ll get it to Bethel). 3. A Taste of All Saints Please save September 20, 2014, 6:00 pm for a NEW Event and opportunity to enjoy each other and this great church! A selection of the BEST of All Saints Chefs will offer their best appetizer dishes to the congregation during an evening of socializing, game playing and good old Lutheran fellowship, ASLC style. We call it A Taste of All Saints. More details soon. Mark your calendars and GET EXCITED!! If this sounds fun and you can cook or want to help...please contact:
Newsletter Submissions: Please submit your August articles to: news@allsaintspalatine.org by Thursday, August 28 th. Any questions or if you need an extension, please call 630-981-7381 or 312-498-7732