Dear saints,

What are we called to do, today?

In his letter to the Episcopal Church this week, our Presiding Bishop writes, “I have been reflecting on how we Episcopalians can respond to what is unfolding around us as followers of the Risen Christ whose first allegiance is to the kingdom of God, not to any nation or political party.” He then critiques the federal government’s treatment of refugees and the poor, and concludes, “At its best, our church is capable of moral clarity and resolute commitment to justice…That is not a role we sought—but it is one we are called to.”

Throughout history, aspiring leaders have often confused “being in power with having power,” says leadership scholar Dov Seidman, in his book How. He says “There are essentially just two kinds of authority: formal authority and moral authority… and moral authority is now so much more important than formal authority” because the world is interconnected, and movements spring up in a matter of days.

Moral authority doesn’t just come with the keys and the office of leadership, Seidman says. “Moral authority is something you have to continue to earn by how you behave, by how you build trust with your people. ... Every time you exercise formal authority — by calling out the police — you deplete it. Every time you exercise moral authority, leading by example, treating people with respect, you strengthen it.”

That is a key takeaway for our time. Every time we use formal authority – trying to look strong – we actually deplete our power; we become weaker, like the Soviet Union. Each time we exercise moral authority – calling on the “Better angels of our nature” as Lincoln once did – we grow stronger, as we witnessed with Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement.

How have people of faith exercised moral authority over time? We have several case studies to consider – from the Israelites in Exodus to the stories of emancipation from American slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and more. How have these movements risen to “The majestic heights of confronting physical force with soul force” as Dr. King imagined in 1963? What was it like to live through those traumatic struggles? How did folks hold on to hope, and keep on working toward God’s preferred and promised future, defined by a just peace for all?

Those questions help frame our gathering on Tuesday, June 17, entitled Juneteenth: The Journey to Justice and Joy. We’ve invited the Dean of Harvard Divinity School, Dr. Marla Frederick, to a conversation with the Rev. Natosha Reid Rice to help us learn from our past, with Sheffield Hale helping us connect Juneteenth to July 4th.

It’s an old school church dinner, with songs and a story. It might be helpful to you, as you consider how God calls you to lead with moral authority, here, now.

Blessings,

The Rev. Dr. Andy Barnett

Juneteenth + Music!

Next week, All Saints' celebrates Juneteenth with two events - The Sounds of Freedom: Juneteenth Concert featuring the Atlanta Music Project & Juneteenth: The Journey to Justice and Joy - AND next week also kicks off our new Music at All Saints' concert series!

Keep readings this e-news to learn more about all the happenings at All Saints', but if you're looking for a day-by-day breakdown of what's happening next week? Click here.

This Sunday

The First Sunday After Pentecost

Sunday, June 15

**SUMMER SCHEDULE**

Updated Weekly Service Times

• 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I (Traditional language, no music)
• 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Contemporary language, choral music, livestream, nursery available)
• 5:00 p.m. The Welcome Table (Contemporary language, music) 

WORSHIP ONLINE: Please worship with us online! Our 10:00 a.m. service will be available live at allsaintsatlanta.org/live and on youtube.com/@AllSaintsATL. Recordings will no longer be available on Facebook, but will still be immediately available on our YouTube channel.

PARKING: Overflow parking is available at the Bank of America—please enter on North Ave. Get a validation ticket upon entry. Please request an additional validation ticket from an usher in the church narthex upon arrival or exit. Use both validation tickets upon exiting the Bank of America parking deck to park free of charge. The lot at The Varsity is under new management and is no longer available for parking. Ticketing and towing are being enforced. On Sundays, street parking is free. 

NURSERY: Our nursery remains open for children, ages birth through Pre-K, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Join the Summer Choir!  

Sundays through August 17, 8:45 a.m., Church  

Have you always wanted to sing in the All Saints’ Choir but time or experience has kept you away? Now is the time to give it a try! The Summer Choir meets at 8:45 a.m. each Sunday to learn an accessible anthem which is then sung at the 10:00 a.m. service. No previous experience as a singer is necessary. Feel free to commit to singing one or many weeks; all we ask is that you let Director of Music Scott Lamlein know you’re coming: slamlein@allsaintsatlanta.org Let’s praise God together in our song! 

Stump the Organist

Sundays through August 17, 9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Church

Our summer prelude begins at 9:50 a.m. in the summer. Come request your favorite hymns, as played by our Director of Music, Scott Lamlein and our Associate Director of Music, Justin Maxey.

Jesus on the Front Page 

Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., Parish Hall 307 

In this weekly Sunday morning discussion of a current news story, participants reflect on how we are called to live as faithful people. In a nonpartisan reflection, we explore how we might be called to pray differently, think differently or act differently in our private and public lives. We ask where God might be found in this story and learn to name our lament as well as our hope. Email Clark Lemons (clemons@emory.edu) if you have questions! 

The Welcome Table: Sunday Evening Worship Service and Dinner  

Sundays at 5:00 p.m., In the Chapel and Ellis Hall  

Before your busy week begins, the Welcome Table is a place to join with others and find rest and refreshment. Come to the Welcome Table: a service with contemplative music, singing, communion and prayer (together and in ways that speak to us individually). A community dinner for all participants follows the service. 

This past Sunday at the 10:00 a.m. service, with a full house and all gathered, we welcomed four new members to our church family! We also blessed and sent forth the youth & adults going on the Youth Mission Trip to Charlotte, NC.

Last Saturday was the Threads Pop-up Shop at Emmaus House, this year's Mike Carscaddon Matthew 25 service project. It was a great day of service, celebrating the ongoing relationship between Threads & Emmaus House, and remembering the inspiration of hope and kindness that is the legacy of Mike Carscaddon. Check out the table of new underwear!

Walk in love, as Christ loved us… Make an offering to All Saints’ today.

allsaintsatlanta.org/give or leave a check or cash in the offering plate. Thank you so much! If you have questions, please e-mail them to: jlockhart@allsaintsatlanta.org.  

All Saints' offers easy ways to pay your pledge or to make a gift:

Give online: allsaintsatlanta.org/give

Mail a check: to All Saints’ Church, 634 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30308

Text to Give: text AllSaintsAtlanta to 73256

Put a check or cash into the offering plate during the services, gift stocks or securities

Discover more ways to give at: allsaintsatlanta.org/give. 



If you have questions, please e-mail them to:

Julie Lockhart, Director of Development, jlockhart@allsaintsatlanta.org. 

Sounds of Freedom: Juneteenth Concert Featuring the Atlanta Music Project Summer Series AMP Café

Monday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Church.

The Atlanta Music Project will offer a free concert with their advanced middle school and high school students in the church on Monday, June 16. Come celebrate Juneteenth with some of the bright lights in Atlanta’s up and coming music community. Tickets are available here. Tickets will also be available at the door. Learn more about this concert and our full Music at All Saints' concert series here.

Juneteenth: The Journey to Justice and Joy

Tuesday, June 17, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Dinner in Kennedy Courtyard; Program in Church

$12 suggested donation for dinner.

As we honor the legacy of Juneteenth, which marks the end of enslavement in the United States and freedom for all Americans, we reflect on the joyful journey toward justice. It comes with setbacks, and reconciliation and the work is not easy, but it is soulful work. When we work toward equity, healing, and justice for all, we experience joy because we align ourselves with God’s commitment to the love and wellbeing of all who are created in God’s image. Join us for an evening of fellowship, inspiration, and song, as we recommit ourselves to this Great Work. Speakers include Natosha Reid Rice, Sheffield Hale, and Dr. Marla Frederick, Dean of Harvard Divinity School. Learn more & RSVP for the event & dinner here. Questions? Contact: Andy Barnett: abarnett@allsaintsatlanta.org. 

Organ Recital by Chase Loomer Music at All Saints' Launch Week

Wednesday, June 18, 7:30 p.m., Church

Chase Loomer is Organist and Associate Director of Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip, and a first-rate recitalist. We are honored to host this concert as part of the Atlanta Summer Organ Festival, and the launch week of our new Music at All Saints' concert series. Music will include works by Bach, Debussy, Rachel Laurin, and Raymond Chenault. Join us and invite your friends! $15 suggested donation at the door. Learn more about this concert and our full Music at All Saints' concert series here.

PARISH LIFE

Please Note: Wednesday Night Supper takes a break for the summer and will return on August 20th.

Save the Date: Annual Parish Retreat at Kanuga Conference Center

Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 5, 2025, Hendersonville, N.C.

Save the Date to join the All Saints’ Parish for a weekend of fun and fellowship. Registration is now open! Visit the table in the courtyard or contact Marcia Mayfield, mmayfield@allsaintsatlanta.org, for more information. 

CHILDREN & YOUTH

Summer Break!



Nursery/Little Saints: Birth-Pre-K, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., 1st floor of the Pritchett Center - Remains open for the Summer

Our children’s and youth programs take a break for summer, as do our children’s and youth choirs. All other children’s and youth programs will return in August. Email Emily Halbert for more information at ehalbert@allsaintsatlanta.org.

YOUNG ADULTS

Young Adult Fellowship Online! 

Are you in your 20s or 30s and interested in fellowship, discipleship and service? Reach out to Tasia Blair at youngadults@allsaintsatlanta.org to receive our monthly newsletter, get added to the WhatsApp group chat and find out what events we have coming up! 

Covenant Community Evening of Faith

Saturday, June 28, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Courtyard

Join Covenant Community for an evening of worship, fellowship, and collective prayer under the open sky. As we navigate significant funding cuts like many nonprofits, we are calling on our faith partners, friends, and community members to gather in unity and lift up Covenant Community’s residents, staff, and mission. This night is more than a response to hardship; it's a declaration that we will remain anchored in faith, igniting healing and hope. Come stand in solidarity with us! Donations will be gratefully received during the event to support our life changing recovery programs. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Arjun Srinivasan at arj6950@gmail.com. 

All Saints’ Second Annual Stonewall Brunch

Sunday, June 29, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m, Ellis Hall

It's time again for All Saints' second annual Stonewall Brunch, brought to you by All Sorts! All Sorts is a ministry of All Saints’ that provides welcome to the LGBTQ+ community within and outside of the church through fellowship, service and reflection. We welcome people from all backgrounds to join All Sorts and Rev. Simon Mainwaring for an interfaith panel centering on hope in hard times, after a delicious brunch. We will learn together how people from different faith traditions lean on the Divine during times of despair. Registration is $15 for adults; kids eat for free. Traditional breakfast/brunch food will be served; vegetarian options are available. Advanced registration is recommended and can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/Stonewall_2025.

Volunteer this Summer with MAC

Spend your summer with MAC! We are looking for volunteers to help throughout the summer months. MAC is a great place for high school students who would like to help serve the community or need any volunteer/service hours. Please reach out to savanna@midtownassistancecenter.org to sign up. 

Bring and Share a Meal with Covenant Community Residents

Mondays, 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m., Tate Hall

What better way to get to know the residents at Covenant Community than breaking bread together? Sign up for a Monday Insight Dinner, where parishioners bring and share a meal with approximately 15 men. Most residents arrive after detoxification to live in Covenant Community for six to nine months, building a new life without addiction, while learning new life skills to enable their success. Sign up here or contact Arjun Srinivasan at arj6950@gmail.com. 

Threads Welcomes Families for Shopping 

Threads welcomes families for in-store shopping Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Interested in volunteering? Contact Marcia Mayfield. Threads needs you! Contact Marcia Mayfield at threads@allsaintsatlanta.org.

You may purchase items please via the Threads Amazon Wishlist:

bit.ly/ASECThreadDecember2024 

NEW! June's Faith & Justice Newsletter! Here are the highlights:

- Naomi Tutu and Presiding Bishop Address Afrikaner Resettlement

- “How Can I Help?”: National Church Provides Answers

- The Journey from Juneteenth to the Fourth of July

- Busy Summer Ahead for Threads

- All Sorts Hosts Stonewall Brunch

- Gun Violence Prevention Forum at St. Luke’s

• Novel Theology >> Meets one Wednesday a month on Zoom from 7:00-8:00 p.m.. Click the link above to learn more and register.

• The Journey Bible Study >> Meets every Monday at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom. Register here

• Jesus on the Front Page >> Meets every Sunday morning at 10:20 a.m. in P307 in the Parish House.



• Sports and Spirituality >> Meets the third Thursday of each month on Zoom. Register here

Share Your Photos! Share Your Expertise!

Did you know that you can submit photographs of All Saints’ events to share with the Communications Team? If you want to make a habit of it, join the Photography Guild! Contact Kathy Powell at communications@allsaintsatlanta.org.