WELCOME TO ALL SAINTS' ANGLICAN PARISH!
UPCOMING SERVICES
10:30 a.m.
Joint Service & Special Vestry
All Saints’ Parish
Bulletin: To be uploaded by this Friday
Announcements: Mar 30 Joint announcements
Our Priest’s Weekly Letter: The Three Parables
WHO WE ARE AS A PARISH
All Saints’ Anglican Parish is a caring church family that worships God in reverence and wonder. We serve God and our neighbours through music, liturgy, support, and outreach.
The All Saints’ Parish family is caring,
generous and appreciative,
and invites you to join us for worship!
We are located at the intersection of Vidal Street North and Charlotte Street in Sarnia in a large High Victorian structure that is treasured. Our parish was formed through the amalgamation of St George’s, Sarnia; St John’s, Sarnia; and Christ Church, Corunna.
Our Sunday energy is focused on our worship services at 8:00 a.m., which is a traditional-language said-service, and at 10:30 a.m., which is a choral service. We enjoy fellowship during our coffee hour after the second service. Our worship is directed towards learning to be aware of God’s love, which is available to us through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice at Calvary, and God’s acceptance of His sacrifice for us by raising him from the dead.
Through the rest of the week, our energy is focused on activities that provide opportunities for parishioners and outside friends to increase our bonding in God’s love through work and play together through such activities as Bible study, a walking club, a book club, cards and board games, Bible crossword, and workshops on topics of interest to the congregation. An important part of our parish life is to provide outreach and support to the community, most notably through our work with the Inn of the Good Shepherd and our sponsorship of self-help groups.
To read more about us, please visit the various pages in this website, which is always a work in progress, or click here to be taken to the “ABOUT” page.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
See the bulletin for more details
Anyone and everyone who is interested is welcome to join us for these events!
THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES
► Sunday 30 March
8:00 am — Holy Eucharist, Canon Davis Memorial
10:30 am — Holy Eucharist, Canon Davis Memorial
► Monday 31 March
7:00 pm — Group Meeting, Basement
► Tuesday 1 April
11:00 am — Walking Group to meet at the animal park parking lot in Canatara
12:15 pm — Lunch, following the walk, at Two Amigos, 1-914 Murphy Road, Sarnia ON N7S 5C4; what3words /// wagers.spelling.slimy
7:00 pm — Bluewater Chordsmen, Parish Hall
► Wednesday 2 April
10:00 — Bible Study, Rectory
7:00 pm — Bible Study, Rectory
► Thursday 3 April
3:00 pm — Choir Practice
► Friday 4 April
8:00 pm — Group Meeting, Parish Hall
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OTHER UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
► Sunday 6 April
⭐ 10:30 am — Holy Eucharist, All Saints’ Parish, Joint Service
⭐ 12:00 pm — Lunch and Special Vestry: see article on this page for details
► Friday 11 April
7:00 pm — Creative Word, Rectory
► Monday 14 April
1:30 pm — Bible Crossword, Rectory
► Thursday 17 April
7:00 pm — Maundy Thursday Service, All Saints’
► Friday 18 April
12:00 pm — Good Friday Service, All Saints’
► Saturday 19 April
6:30 pm — Holy Saturday Easter Vigil, All Saints’
► Monday 21 April
1:30 pm — ACW Meeting, Parish House
► Friday 25 April
5:00 pm — The Slice, venue TBA
6:00 — Hymn Sing, Parish Hall
► Saturday 26 April
ACW Annual Meeting, Church of the Ascension, London: see the advert on the bulletin board for details
STILL BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: The third instalment in the much vaunted workshop series entitled “My Smartphone Hates Me” will take place on a date not yet determined. Now that we all know where we are at in our understanding of our devices, and now that the second workshop has taken place with great success, the third workshop will begin to dive more deeply into the intricacies of our various smartphones. Don’t forget to bring your passwords and, if you have an iPhone, feel free to bring your iPad as well: After all, we wouldn’t want your iPad to feel left out! If you didn’t join us the first or second time but would like to come along, please do. Any and all, whether of this parish or not, are welcome to attend. Watch this space for the time and date. Until we meet again!
BALANCED BUDGET
A very well attended Annual Vestry Meeting occurred after our main service on Sunday 9 February. Anticipation was running high as those in attendance were looking forward with high hopes for good news from our wardens and other officers. After various reports from committees were attended to, we finally received the news for which we were all holding our collective breaths: a balanced budget, and our treasurer did not disappoint us. After a few years of red ink, we were presented with a very attainable balanced budget. Raucous cheering could be heard for blocks around as parishioners celebrated this good news. Hearty thanks were offered to our wardens and wardens emerita, to members of Parish Council, and to the treasurer and the members of our Finance Committee as we basked in the glow of a lot of hard work on the part of so many. Congratulations were offered all around as the meeting broke up in jubilation, and one and all left with high spirits, some singing a Te Deum.
SPECIAL VESTRY MEETING
REGARDING THE WAY FORWARD
Sunday 6 April after the 10:30 a.m. Service
All Saints’ Parish
In a letter dated 22 March and sent to the leadership teams of St Bartholomew’s, Canon Davis Memorial and All Saints’ Parish, Archdeacon Amanda Longmoore informed us that Bishop Todd Townshend has decided that all three parishes will meet together at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday 6 April at All Saints’ Parish. Bishop Todd will be the celebrant and will, after the service, inform us of his decision regarding which building will be used for worship going forward. Shortly after that announcement, each parish will hold a special vestry meeting during which a single-question motion will be put to each congregation. Please read the Archdeacon’s letter by clicking here.
BAKED GOODS SALE
Saturday 29 March
After countless Saturdays of baking, baking and baking, the day of our much anticipated baked goods sale arrived, and what a tremendous success it was! An enormous crowd had already gathered at the entrance doors by nine o’clock and mobbed our team of volunteer bakers/salesmen once the doors were opened. Sales were brisk with eager buyers gently disputing with each other over their favour confections. There were meat pies, fruit pies, quiche, cookies, squares, muffins and fruit loaves available for purchase, with “personal”-sized pies being a favourite. A great deal of appreciation is offered to our talented co-ordinator, our wonderful kitchen volunteers, and the great many men and women of the All Saints’ congregation who generously gave of their time and effort Saturday after Saturday in preparation for this overwhelmingly successful event. It has been reported that our salesmen went home at the end of the sale completely exhausted. Well done, All Saints’!
CANON DAVIS MEMORIAL
for hosting us over the past several months
All Saints’ would like to thank Canon Davis Memorial for hosting us over the past several months, in company with St Bartholomew’s, as we discern the way forward as members of the Anglican community of Sarnia-Lambton. It has truly been a pleasure getting to know you and to look forward to a future together. The photo below was taken during the 10:30 service on Sunday 30 March.
SMARTPHONE WORKSHOP
An Ongoing Series of Workshops
The third instalment in this ongoing series of workshops on civilising our smartphones will focus, in part, and by popular request, on reviewing safe Internet browsing. This is a challenging topic and one that does warrant review. Also by popular request, we will look at increasing the breadth of sending text messages by learning how to add photos and other enhancements to our texts. The big topic, however, will be learning how to use our electronic calendar, from creating straightforward appointment reminders to using the calendar to invite others to joint events, this topic will help open a whole range of possibilities. Once again, because the material being presented is very much participant-driven, missing one workshop does not mean that the next one cannot be attended, but it also means that the agenda must be fluid in order to respond to the needs of the learners. As was the case with this workshop, any and all, whether of this parish or not, are welcome to attend future workshops. If you were a participant in this first or second workshop and left feeling overwhelmed, do not despair! This sort of learning does take time, patience and perseverance, but, rest assured, you will get there! Stand by for the next time and date to be announced…
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S
ST BARTHOLOMEW’S
Sunday 9 March
In a very moving service, St Bartholomew’s Anglican Church was deconsecrated on Sunday 9 March during a mid-afternoon service that was led by Rt Rev’d Todd Townshend. Clergy, parishioners and friends from local parishes were all present. The service included choral communion, a wonderful talk on the magnificent history of the parish, and a moving service of deconsecration. The parishioners of All Saints’ Parish wish the members of St Bartholomew’s all the very best as they determine their future within the Anglican community of Sarnia-Lambton.
